Our mission is to save lives in Israel, and at times around the world, by responding to medical emergencies within the first critical minutes of a medical crisis. We do not charge our patients any fee for our services. Our 8,600+ volunteers – including EMTs, paramedics, doctors and other specialists – respond at a moment’s notice, dropping everything to respond when the call comes.

United Hatzalah volunteers provide lifesaving medical care on the scene, prior to the arrival of an ambulance. Our volunteers treat and stabilize the patient, and then work with the arriving ambulance crew for further treatment and hospital transport.

By arriving as quickly as possible, United Hatzalah is able to provide critical life-saving care before an ambulance arrives. We proudly serve all people in Israel, including Jews, Christians, Muslims, Druze, and others. Our volunteers reflect this same diversity. They come from all areas of Israeli society – they are truck drivers, police officers, lawyers, bankers, business owners and beyond. They are secular and religious; male and female; Jewish and non-Jewish. Every year, this lifesaving work requires significant investment in training, equipment, vehicles, and technology to ensure that help arrives fast enough to make the difference in the moments following an emergency call that separate life from death.