Monthly Archives: March 2023

Emergency medical services face challenges in Bedouin villages, new program seeks to build trust and awareness

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Elias Romano

How do first responders find the location of a nearby emergency in a village where there are no roads or addresses? This is one of the challenges for emergency medical services when responding to emergencies in Bedouin villages in the … Continue reading →

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175 Runners Race To Save Lives in Jerusalem Marathon

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Elias Romano

On Friday Morning, 175 people ran in support of United Hatzalah in the Jerusalem Marathon. The runners, ranging in age from 1 to 89 years old, have raised over $120,000 in support of the community-based EMS organization ahead of the … Continue reading →

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Baka El Garbiya gunshot victim rescued by first responders

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Elias Romano

On Sunday morning, a man in his 50s was shot in Baka El Garbiya, a city in Northern Israel. The man suffered from massive bleeding and concerned bystanders called for emergency medical services. Fortunately, Mustafa Abu Bakar, a United Hatzalah … Continue reading →

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Joint Drill Simulates Major Fire In Wooded Area

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Elias Romano

On Tuesday, a joint training drill practicing the combined response of emergency services to a major fire was conducted near the villages of Kfar Oranim and Lapid. Large teams from the Israeli Police, the Fire and Rescue Department, and United … Continue reading →

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Ahead of Yartzheit of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk, United Hatzalah Teams From Ukraine and Israel Head To Poland To Provide Medical Security For Pilgrims

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Elias Romano

Thousands of people from all over the world are expected to visit the Polish town of Leżajsk/Lizhensk for the yartzeit (anniversary of the death) of one of the founding members of the Chassidic movement Rabbi Elimelech from Lizhensk. The anniversary … Continue reading →

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Woman with end-stage cancer fulfills her wish and graduates from EMT training course

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Elias Romano

Last week, Omer Rotem, a 44-year-old resident of Midreshet Ben Gurion in the Negev, graduated from United Hatzalah’s EMT training course. It was a moving moment for her, as it is for the dozens of other Israelis who graduate from … Continue reading →

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Three Years After Nearly Dying From Covid, Biography of United Hatzalah’s Eli Beer is Published

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Elias Romano

On March 16th, three years to the day after Eli Beer was admitted to the ICU at Miami University hospital, the Covid-19 survivor and Founder and President of United Hatzalah of Israel, will have his official biography released. The book, … Continue reading →

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How To Keep Your Family Safe This Purim

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Elias Romano

Israel’s national volunteer-based EMS organization United Hatzalah has launched an extensive safety awareness campaign this year in anticipation of Purim. Every year, the organization’s medical teams witness increasingly alarming cases resulting from the use of explosives, firecrackers, and other dangerous … Continue reading →

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Four People Injured in Building Fire in Jerusalem

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Elias Romano

Four people suffered injuries related to smoke inhalation due to a fire that broke out on Hamefaked Street in Jerusalem on Tuesday afternoon. The fire occurred in a storage unit in the basement of a building and broke through the … Continue reading →

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