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  • TED Med Talk: Bringing Life Saving Techniques to the Stage

    TED is a organization of conferences run by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, under the slogan “Ideas Worth Spreading”. Eli Beer, founder of United Hatzalah, gives a TED talk on his re-envisioned ability to improve the power of first response medics and the power of community. Read more

  • Behind the Scenes of United Hatzalah Headquarters

    Eli Beer, Founder of United Hatzalah, takes you on a behind the scenes look at exactly how United Hatzalah works. From the time the call comes in to the volunteer leaving the scene. Watch this amazing video on LifeCompass, the most powerful first response technology in the world. Read more

  • When Every Second Counts

    When a child’s life hangs in the balance an immediate response is needed. Three United Hatzalah volunteers, a female, a Muslim, and a Jew – rush to the scene of a child choking. Read more

  • The difference a volunteer can make…

    Recently, United Hatzalah volunteer Yitzchak received a United Hatzalah dispatch of a choking baby. On his amazing ambucycle, Yitzchak was at the address in under a minute! A baby who suffered from a narrow windpipe breathed through a tracheostomy tube. The tube was dislodged and the mother only noticed when the baby’s oxygen levels reduced Read more

  • Deja Vu – A terror attack revisited

    Deja Vu – A terror attack revisited

    Today’s story will be about a dedicated volunteer, David. Here’s why he joined United Hatzalah. David is now the manager of customer services at a hi-tech company, but ten years ago, he worked as a bartender in Mike’s Place, a popular bar in Tel Aviv. On that fateful day on April 30, 2003, when the Read more

  • Hanukkah Miracle Story – Day 7

    Hanukkah Miracle Story – Day 7

    It was 3:20 AM one August morning when UH volunteer and Cantor Shlomo Glick was awakened by an apologetic caller: “I’m so sorry, but my wife is bleeding heavily from her foot – could you come?” It was only a small wound and the man didn’t want to call United Hatzalah when he thought it Read more

  • Hanukkah Miracle Story – Day 3

    Hanukkah Miracle Story – Day 3

    Moshe Asulin, is an exceptionally dedicated volunteer who is full of stories to tell about his lifesaving ambucycle. One Friday, Moshe was shopping for Shabbos in Mahane Yehuda Shuk when United Hatzalah dispatch alerted him to an emergency. Jumping onto his ambucycle, Moshe sped through the thick, rush-hour traffic to arrive at the address in Read more

  • Hanukkah Miracle Story – Day 2

    Hanukkah Miracle Story – Day 2

    August In August UH volunteer Chezi Roth was alerted by United Hatzalah dispatch that a child had fallen not far from where he lives. He jumped onto his ambucycle and raced to the rescue, arriving in minutes. Frantic neighbors directed him to a 5 year-old boy, lying motionless on the ground, covered with blood. The Read more

  • Hanukkah Miracle Story – Day 1

    Hanukkah Miracle Story – Day 1

    July Some time ago UH volunteer Avraham Forges was alerted by United Hatzalah to an unconscious man who had collapsed while shopping. Jumping onto his speedy ambucycle, Avraham was there in minutes, quickly joined by 3 other United Hatzalah volunteers. A 35 year-old man was lying on the floor, without breathing, without a pulse; the Read more

  • 2000 calls a year – Meet Yehoshua Becker

    Our ambucycle #478 has been given to an incredibly dedicated and active volunteer, Yehoshua Becker. He responds to 5 or 6 calls a day, totaling around 165 calls a month and an awesome 2000 a year! Here are a few of his recent calls. Last Friday, Yehoshua responded to a call about a man who had collapsed due Read more