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Community Volunteers Cooperate to Transport Elderly and Disabled to their Vaccinations During Lockdown

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Raphael Poch

United Hatzalah has partnered with the group Yad Beyad for the Development of Mevaseret Zion, a non-profit, in a new project transporting people over 60 and the disabled who qualify to receive the Coronavirus vaccine, in cases when their access … Continue reading →

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The Korenvaes Miracle Award – 3rd Night of Hannukah Recipient – The Ten Kavod and EMS Volunteer From Beit Shemesh – Etti Peretz

Posted on December 12, 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 third night of Hanukkah, is Etti Peretz from Beit Shemesh. Etti Perez is a 53-year-old mother to … Continue reading →

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This Rescue Was Not By Chance – Due to a series of unforeseen delays, First Responder en route to conduct Coronavirus testing happens to be at the right place at the right time to save a life.

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Raphael Poch

This wasn’t a typical medical emergency alert that I usually get. As a matter of fact, there was no alert. Call it what you will, divine intervention, comedy of errors, sheer luck, karma. But whatever you want to call it, … Continue reading →

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Report of United Hatzalah’s Activities During The Second Wave of Corona

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Israel began its second wave of the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic back in July as the number of people infected with the virus began to drastically rise once again. After reaching a meteoric rise in September, with nearly 10,000 people being … Continue reading →

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Always Ready To Help A Person In Need – After Returning To Israel, United Hatzalah International Ambassador Saves A Life On the First Day Out Of Isolation

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Gavy Freidson started volunteering as a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT in 2006 when he was just 17-years-old. Receiving one of the organization’s first ambucycles, Gavy grew passionate to the act of jumping on his vehicle and arriving at the scene … Continue reading →

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EMT Sick With Corona and Residing At Corona Hotel Brings Medical Relief and Joy To Other Patients

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Elkana Breuer, a resident of Beitar Illit, works as a singer and keyboardist and teaches in an elementary school. On Rosh Hashanah, he prayed in a small minyan where the congregation strictly adhered to all of the rules of the … Continue reading →

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Helping Corona Patients With Kindness And Love

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Dvir Adani is a free-spirited man living in the heart of Tel Aviv and volunteering with United Hatzalah. Prior to the Corona outbreak, Dvir hosted parties for the public in Tel Aviv, but amidst the corona restrictions, Dvir has been … Continue reading →

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United Hatzalah Volunteers Provided Medical Care At Corona Hotels For Yom Kippur

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Raphael Poch

The IDF Home Front Command in partnership with United Hatzalah set up a special project for Yom Kippur that saw dozens of emergency first responders from the EMS organization stay at the Corona hotels over the course of the holiday. … Continue reading →

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A Special Bar Mitzvah At A Corona Hotel

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Raphael Poch

On Saturday night, A special Bar Mitzvah celebration was held at the Ya’arim Hotel in Ma’aleh HaHamisha, which has been designated as a “Corona Hotel” housing people who have been diagnosed as being ill with the virus.  One of the … Continue reading →

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