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Emergency Doctor Resuscitated By Volunteers Gives Back
Just before Pesach an emergency doctor from Terem in Kiryat Gat, Dr. Matthew Friedman, surprised the crowd at the city’s United Hatzalah volunteer EMT graduation ceremony when he presented a newly graduated volunteer EMT with a defibrillator. What made this surprise so special, was that Friedman himself had been saved by just such a defibrillator Read more
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Dignity Becomes Them Lest We Forget
In many instances in Israel, elderly people, especially those who live on their own a long distance away from their children or loved ones, do not receive the help that they need and deserve. One of United Hatzalah’s community outreach programs known as the Ten Kavod project aims to counteract this trend. The project is Read more
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Palm Beach Jewish Community Gathers to Commemorate and Honor Parkland Victims By Donating Lifesaving EMS vehicles
The Jewish Community of Palm Beach Synagogue will be holding a special ceremony to commemorate the 17 students who were murdered in Parkland, Florida on February 14th. The ceremony will have a Jewish element to it, commemorating the period of 30 days of mourning that is traditional for Jewish families to observe after the death Read more
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Going Beyond the Emergencies and Providing Preventative Medical Care to The Elderly
United Hatzalah has become well known in the field of emergency medical response in Israel. Over the last decade, the organization has grown considerably, along with the demand for its services. Recently, the organization and its volunteers have taken steps to go beyond providing first aid during emergencies and created a series of preventative medical Read more
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Making Sure Israel’s Elderly Have a Happy Passover
As Passover preparations are moving full speed ahead, United Hatzalah’s Ten Kavod volunteers are working to make the lives of Israel’s elderly that much better this holiday season. In addition to the weekly visits and free medical checkups that Ten Kavod volunteers provide for the elderly, these committed men and women are going around the Read more
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Petach Tikvah Inaugurates New Life Saving Vehicle
In a moving ceremony, the city’s first mini-lance electric emergency medical services car was inaugurated in Petach Tikvah on Tuesday. The emergency vehicle, which will permanently reside in Petach Tikvah, will be a large addition to the emergency services offered to the residents of the city by the volunteers of United Hatzalah. The new vehicle Read more
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Gush Etzion Life-Saver Celebrated During Community Awareness Event
The story of how Efrat resident and newly minted EMT Joel Atkin saved a man’s life on a tennis court, will not quickly be forgotten by anyone in the Atkin family, nor by the man he saved, Mr. Michael Cohen or his family. The two men met once again on Tuesday night months after Atkin Read more
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Fire and Rescue Department Commissioner: “Fire Fighters should Also Be EMTs”
Israel’s Fire and Rescue Department Commissioner Rav Tefser Dedi Simchi visited United Hatzalah headquarters last week to learn about how the two organizations can help each other. “I see it as an important goal that among the firefighters there should be EMTs who can provide an emergency medical response to fellow firefighters and other injured Read more
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United Hatzalah has achieved the new 2018 Guidestar platinum seal of transparency!
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Newly Sworn-in Knesset Member Maintaining His Previous Commitments
Newly sworn-in Yinon Azoulai, took the oath of office last Wednesday in place of his father David Azoulai who served and still serves as the Minister of Religious Services. Yinon Azoulai took his father’s place as part of the Shas party and is a member of the current government. Minister Azoulai has to undergo medical Read more