Tag Archives: Tiberias

Making A Wish Come True: Bedridden Elderly Woman Visits the Kinneret with the Help of EMTs

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Elias Romano

Last Thursday, EMTs fulfilled the dream of an elderly bedridden woman by bringing her to visit the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee). The woman, a participant in United Hatzalah’s Ten Kavod project, which aims to monitor health and combat loneliness among … Continue reading →

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Two Successful CPRs in as Many Days in Tiberias

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Elias Romano

On Thursday night, a woman in her late 20s was eating dinner when she started choking on her food on Beit Hillel Street in Tiberias. Worried eyewitnesses called emergency services for help. Yair Nahom, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT was … Continue reading →

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Wrestling With the Angel of Death and Prevailing

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Elias Romano

On Sunday morning just after 2:00 AM, an elderly man suffered a cardiac arrest on Hiya Ubanav Street in Tiberias. His panicked daughter alerted emergency services and also made sure to call Yair Nahum, a family acquaintance and volunteer EMT … Continue reading →

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Getting The Call Before The Heart Attack

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Raphael Poch

On Monday morning a man in his late 60s, who had previous medical conditions, was lying in bed in his home on Ohel Yaakov Street and told his family that he was feeling some pain in his chest. His worried … Continue reading →

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Highlighting Some Of Our Heroic Teacher EMTs

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Raphael Poch

As part of our Year Of The Volunteer project, we will be highlighting volunteers from across the country who give of themselves and their time to help others each and every day. It is time to recognize these heroes for the … Continue reading →

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Blessings From The Sky – United Hatzalah’s Tiberias Chapter Introduces Aquatic Rescue Drone

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Raphael Poch

Last month, United Hatzalah’s Tiberias chapter received a special life-saving tool, a brand new aquatic rescue drone. The new drone is powerful enough that it is capable of carrying and safely dropping life preservers for drowning victims anywhere in the … Continue reading →

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Pre-Shabbat Tragedy Prevented on The Kinneret

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Raphael Poch

 On Friday afternoon around 3:30 in the afternoon, a young woman who was wearing a lifejacket began to swim away from the beaches in Tiberias in order to enjoy the cool water of the Kinneret. After swimming for a short … Continue reading →

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EMT Gets Help From Some Neighbors To Locate A Suffering Woman and Save Her Life

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Raphael Poch

On Monday afternoon on Yefe Nof Street in Tiberias (Tevaria), a woman in her 50s began to feel unwell and called her son to tell him that he should call for help. The son, who did not live at home … Continue reading →

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Ambulance Driver Saves Three Lives In One Day

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Raphael Poch

On Wednesday morning at 7:30 a.m. in Teveria, United Hatzalah volunteer Paramedic David Merizan began a day of lifesaving that would see him save the lives of three people in separate incidents. The first emergency which David was alerted to, … 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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