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United Hatzalah Puts Family in the Spotlight at Annual Concert
As we get deeper into the holiday season, United Hatzalah is putting the finishing touches on their annual concert that will take place in Binyanei Ha’Umah on Monday, October 9th, the 4th day of Chol Hamoed Sukkot. As opposed to previous years, this year the organization is shifting the usual focus of the event to highlight Read more
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Politicians and Cultural Icons From Across the Israeli Spectrum Come Together to Salute United Hatzalah Volunteers
“I want to say something to everyone who is watching me right now. Among us now are many people whose lives will one day be saved because of United Hatzalah. They don’t know this yet. Right now they are sitting and watching me on their TVs, they look like they normally do, and they feel Read more
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Breaking Down Doors and Saving Lives – Day in the Life of United Hatzalah Volunteers
Late one evening, Yitzchak Daubel was helping his children get ready for bed when his United Hatzalah radio crackled to life, alerting him to a medical emergency. Seeing that other United Hatzalah volunteers who were closer to the address had already responded to the call, Daubel returned to his children. A moment later his radio Read more
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87 People Treated For Medical Injuries In Uman As Of Tuesday Afternoon
United Hatzalah volunteers in Uman, both local and visiting, have treated 87 people for a variety of medical injuries as of Tuesday afternoon, a day before Rosh Hashanah begins. As the throngs of worshippers gathered in the city where Rebbe Nachman of Breslov is buried, numerous people were injured or suffered medical conditions that required Read more
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High Risk Patient Goes Missing Erev Rosh Hashanah
The night before Rosh Hashanah, United Hatzalah volunteers from the Rechavia neighborhood of Jerusalem received a call for assistance to help search for a high-risk missing person. The missing person, a 92-year-old man living with Alzheimer’s, had wandered off from his home sometime after 5 p.m. Police forces were very concerned for his welfare as Read more
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I Don’t Go To Uman Just to Pray, I Go to Save Lives
“My name is Avi Tenenbaum. I am a United Hatzalah volunteer and I was spent the past week in the Ukrainian town of Uman as a mispallel as well as a volunteer first responder, acting both as an EMT and the head of our Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit during the Rosh Hashanah holiday, and Read more
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United Hatzalah Volunteers Respond to Terror Attack in Har Adar
United Hatzalah EMS volunteers treated 4 people following a terror attack on the outskirts of Har Adar on Tuesday morning. Volunteer Doctors, paramedics and EMTs from the Mevaseret chapter treated the injured, three of whom who were listed as being in serious condition. Unfortunately, after only a few moments, all three were pronounced dead at Read more
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The Year in Review – A Look Back at United Hatzalah’s Biggest Stories from 5777
United Hatzalah has had an exceptionally eventful year, one which saw a new fleet of ambucycles dedicated, the first ever intensive care ambulance inaugurated, the organization launch two international mission and be recognized as a national rescue agency, the organization has achieved a myriad of goals which have been many years in the making. The Read more
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Israel Rescue Coalition and United Hatzalah Team to Assist in Hardest Hit Areas, Florida Keys and Naples
Ever since the Israel Rescue Coalition (IRC) and United Hatzalah (UH) emergency aid team departed for Florida it has been one rescue related stop after another. First, their flight was diverted to Atlanta, as all airports in Florida were closed. Then the team stopped to assist some 1,500 Iram evacuees who had taken shelter at Read more
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Israeli Team Assisting Florida Keys Residents Save Dozens on Tuesday, To Continue Rescue Operations in the Area For the Duration of Mission
On Tuesday, the Israel Rescue Coalition and United Hatzalah first response teams divided up into two groups with one headed to Key West, and the other headed to Naples. In Naples, the team walked into pandemonium. Houses were completely destroyed and people were without food, water and electricity. The team was warned by local officials Read more