On August 20th United Hatzalah of Israel conducted its Fourth Annual Race To Save Lives, a multi-city 5K aimed at raising awareness and funds for the organization’s life-saving EMS network in Israel. This year, the race took place in New York, Toronto, Miami, Los Angeles, and Tel Aviv and raised money in support of first Read more

The Ten Kavod project is a remarkable initiative established by United Hatzalah in 2012 with a powerful mission: to prevent the deterioration of medical health among senior citizens in Israel, regardless of their religious affiliation, race, or gender. Through the Ten Kavod program, volunteers offer unwavering support and care to elderly individuals like Gila Par, Read more

On Tuesday evening, a man in his 60s, who was sitting outside of a restaurant on Ben Gurion Street in Givat Shmuel, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and collapsed. Worried bystanders stood frozen and unsure of what to do. One woman, also a bystander, initiated CPR on the collapsed man and told others to call Read more

On Monday night, a 3-year-old child suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and collapsed at Ashdod Yam Park. The incident unfolded just before 11 P.M., prompting a frantic call to emergency services by the child’s distressed parents. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Raphael Alima happened to be present at the park with his own family when he Read more

A heartwarming ceremony took place on Thursday morning at United Hatzalah’s headquarters in Jerusalem as a state-of-the-art emergency car was dedicated in memory of the late Lucy, Maia, and Rina Dee, who were killed in a horrific terror attack in the Jordan Valley in April. The moving event was attended by Rabbi Leo Dee, husband Read more

Uzi Sellouk is part of a family of lifesavers, with his wife, son, and daughter all volunteer EMTs. Last month, Uzi was riding his ambucycle with his daughter when they were notified of an allergic reaction at the D-City mall near Maale Adumim. Switching on the siren, Uzi raced to the location and found a Read more

Just before 2 PM on Wednesday a 3-day-old newborn choked on breastmilk at an apartment in north Tel Aviv. The baby and her mother had just gotten back from the hospital that day, and the panicked new mother immediately alerted emergency services. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Jeremy Hirsch was shopping in a nearby Superpharm when Read more

Last week Tuesday, volunteers from the “Ten Kavod” (Giving Honor) project of United Hatzalah made a dream come true for 81-year-old Holocaust survivor Mina Kozlanko, a resident of the town of Bnei Ayish who is homebound due to illness. Mina has often told the Ten Kavod volunteer who has been visiting her for the past Read more

On Tuesday evening, a man in his 70s was swimming in HaSela Beach in Bat Yam when he suddenly suffered a stroke that caused him to lose consciousness and drown. On-duty lifeguards noticed the man go under the water and sprang into action, pulling him out from the sea and onto the beach. The lifeguards Read more