Monthly Archives: September 2017

United Hatzalah Volunteers Respond to Terror Attack in Har Adar

United Hatzalah EMS volunteers treated 4 people following a terror attack on the outskirts of Har Adar on Tuesday morning. Volunteer Doctors, paramedics and EMTs from the Mevaseret chapter treated the injured, three of whom who were listed as being … Continue reading

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I Don’t Go To Uman Just to Pray, I Go to Save Lives

“My name is Avi Tenenbaum. I am a United Hatzalah volunteer and I was spent the past week in the Ukrainian town of Uman as a mispallel as well as a volunteer first responder, acting both as an EMT and … Continue reading

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High Risk Patient Goes Missing Erev Rosh Hashanah

The night before Rosh Hashanah, United Hatzalah volunteers from the Rechavia neighborhood of Jerusalem received a call for assistance to help search for a high-risk missing person. The missing person, a 92-year-old man living with Alzheimer’s, had wandered off from … Continue reading

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87 People Treated For Medical Injuries In Uman As Of Tuesday Afternoon

United Hatzalah volunteers in Uman, both local and visiting, have treated 87 people for a variety of medical injuries as of Tuesday afternoon, a day before Rosh Hashanah begins. As the throngs of worshippers gathered in the city where Rebbe … Continue reading

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The Year in Review – A Look Back at United Hatzalah’s Biggest Stories from 5777

United Hatzalah has had an exceptionally eventful year, one which saw a new fleet of ambucycles dedicated, the first ever intensive care ambulance inaugurated, the organization launch two international mission and be recognized as a national rescue agency, the organization … Continue reading

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First Rescue Organization in Israel to Implement Psychological Program Developed by Dr. Moshe Farchi – Father of PFA in Israel

 It has been almost two years since United Hatzalah established the Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit to treat and stabilize people who suffer psychological and emotional stress during a traumatic event. The unit has had much success and has received … Continue reading

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IRC and UH Locate All Missing People in Jewish Communities in the Florida Keys

After four days of intensive work in the hard-hit Florida Keys, the commanding officer of the Israel Rescue Coalition (IRC) and United Hatzalah rescue teams announced that the team had helped to locate all missing people from the Jewish communities … Continue reading

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Israeli Team Assisting Florida Keys Residents Save Dozens on Tuesday, To Continue Rescue Operations in the Area For the Duration of Mission

On Tuesday, the Israel Rescue Coalition and United Hatzalah first response teams divided up into two groups with one headed to Key West, and the other headed to Naples. In Naples, the team walked into pandemonium. Houses were completely destroyed … Continue reading

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Israel Rescue Coalition and United Hatzalah Team to Assist in Hardest Hit Areas, Florida Keys and Naples

Ever since the Israel Rescue Coalition (IRC) and United Hatzalah (UH) emergency aid team departed for Florida it has been one rescue related stop after another. First, their flight was diverted to Atlanta, as all airports in Florida were closed. … Continue reading

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Israel Rescue Coalition and United Hatzalah Team Helps Evacuees in Atlanta and Savannah Before Heading to Florida

The Israel Rescue Coalition (IRC) and United Hatzalah (UH) Search and Rescue team that departed Israel on Saturday night landed in Atlanta early Sunday morning. The team stocked up on supplies to bring to battered Florida but was grounded due … Continue reading

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