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Baby Girl Born Three Years After Her Father’s Life Was Saved, Both By The Same EMT

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Raphael Poch

On Monday night, a woman went into labor at her home in one of Jerusalem’s northern neighborhoods. Her husband quickly called emergency services for help. The family, who was familiar with some of the first responders in their neighborhood, waited … Continue reading →

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Acts of Kindness Day

Posted on February 17, 2022 by admin

Today, February 17th, we celebrate Acts of Kindness Day.  In this honor, we wanted to highlight some of the incredible acts of kindness performed by United Hatzalah. The entire organization is built on kindness, so what we are talking about … Continue reading →

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Team of women first responders helped deliver a baby in Leshem

Posted on January 6, 2022 by admin

On Sunday night at around 8:00 p.m., a woman went into labor in her home in Yishuv Leshem which is located in Samaria. She had visited the hospital that same morning because she had felt like she was nearing labor … Continue reading →

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Saving a Child The Day He Brought Home His Own

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Raphael Poch

On Thursday morning in Kiryat Ata, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yechezkel Solomons was getting ready to bring home his wife and new baby boy from the hospital. Yechezkel’s wife had given birth two days before, and he had just finished … Continue reading →

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Bringing Good Deeds Into The World

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Raphael Poch

Shimrit Cohen is a United Hatzalah EMT from Tiberias who also volunteers with the organization’s emergency room (ER) assistance program at the Poriya Medical Center. As hospitals are approaching peak capacity with the influx of COVID patients, Shimrit knows that … Continue reading →

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A Miraculous Delivery On Route 1

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Raphael Poch

This past Monday night, just after 8 p.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avraham Arnon was finishing his shift in the Maccabi vaccination center in Ramla, when his communications device alerted him to a nearby medical emergency. A woman had gone … Continue reading →

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The Brit Milah That Almost Wasn’t

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Raphael Poch

A Brit Milah that took place in Bat Yam recently became an even more emotional event after the mother of the baby and the baby himself nearly died during the delivery. The story began a few weeks ago and involved … Continue reading →

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A Touching Start To The Day

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Raphael Poch

On Sunday morning just after 7:00 a.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yoel Sarfati was returning home from synagogue when he was alerted by his communications device to a nearby medical emergency. Throwing his coat back on, Yoel rushed over to … Continue reading →

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The Korenvaes Miracle Award – 2nd Night of Hannukah Recipient – The E-Bike Volunteer from Kfar Saba – Yaakov Mizrachi

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Every night throughout Hanukkah, United Hatzalah will be awarding one highly dedicated volunteer with the annual Korenvaes Miracle Award. Tonight’s recipient, on the second night of Hanukkah, is Yaakov Mizrachi from Kfar Saba. Yaakov Mizrachi is 39-years-old and lives in … Continue reading →

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Two EMTs Deliver Two Baby Girls On Tuesday Before 9 A.M.

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Early Tuesday morning, just after 6 a.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avigail Beer was awoken from her sleep by the sound of her emergency communication device, alerting her to a medical emergency nearby. A woman had gone into active labor … Continue reading →

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