Archives: Stories
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Teams of Furloughed Volunteers Throughout The Country Deliver Food To Elderly And People in Isolation
United Hatzalah volunteers across Israel have initiated a campaign working together with social services of local and regional councils to deliver food packages to those in need of financial assistance, people stuck in isolation and the elderly. Volunteers have already begun to distribute food packages in Kiryat Ata, Nahariya, Bnei Brak, Ma’alot, Yokneam, Megiddo, Arad, Read more
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An Update On Eli Beer’s Health Status From Mark and Erica Gerson
Following the publication of last week’s powerful video by Eli Beer here is an update from United Hatzalah’s Chairman of the Board Mark and Erica Gerson: Dear Friend of United Hatzalah, In the Book of Genesis, Jacob is on a journey to see his brother. An unnamed “man” appears and engages Jacob in a nightlong Read more
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Update on the Health Status of Eli Beer
We have had a further update on Eli Beer’s health today and thankfully he is doing well and showing some signs of recovery. His vital signs remain good and he is no longer suffering from shortness of breath. He has been diagnosed with pneumonia with a presumptive diagnosis of Covid-19. We thank everyone for their Read more
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Health Ministry Enlists Help of United Hatzalah in Fight Against Coronavirus
Israel’s Health Ministry called upon United Hatzalah today to enlist the organization’s help in the national fight against COVID-19, known as coronavirus. The Ministry has asked United Hatzalah to utilize its fleet of ambulances and network of first responders to transport coronavirus patients who are in light condition to and from hospitals and centers where Read more
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A Bloody Rescue In The Time of Corona
Given the current pandemic and resultant public health crisis. With COVID-19 cases rising dramatically in Israel and abroad, United Hatzalah dispatchers have been handling a significant spike in general medical calls as well as hundreds of calls from people requesting information about COVID-19. Israelis are all hunkering down under more and more serious restrictions on Read more
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A Letter From United Hatzalah’s Chairman of The Board Regarding the Status of Eli Beer
I am writing with an unfortunate update. Eli Beer, who was scheduled to return to Israel, stayed in the United States to raise money to provide for the significantly increased demand for Hatzalah’s services in Israel during this crisis. He attended a Purim event in Miami, where many people became stricken with Covid-19. Eli is Read more
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United Hatzalah Partners To Develop New App That Alerts Users If They Have Been Exposed To Coronavirus
Track Virus is a new Israeli app that will alert users who have been in the vicinity of someone diagnosed with Coronavirus The new Track Virus app has been developed in partnership with United Hatzalah of Israel and will notify users as to whether or not they have been in the same location or close Read more
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Treating A Groom In Distress
On a recent Saturday night, Ariel Yonatan was alerted to an accident on the highway between Safed (Tzefat) and Meron. A high impact collision occurred between two private vehicles that caused the airbags to deploy and the windows to shatter from impact. Ariel raced out on his ambucycle and hurried to the location, arriving alongside Read more
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The E-Bike That Keeps On Saving
United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs use a variety of vehicles to arrive at medical emergencies in the shortest time possible. Among these vehicles are ambucycles (motorcycles with medical gear that an ambulance has on it in a box on the back,) ATVs, boats, jet skis, ambulances, mini-ambulances, Ezridrs, and electric bicycles. Volunteer EMT and Kiryat Gat Read more
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Coronavirus COVID-19 State of Affair In Israel and How United Hatzalah is Helping
Being a first responder with the current worldwide outbreak raging in many countries is not easy. We hear about tragedies from all over the world on a daily basis of people being diagnosed with and many times succumbing to the disease. Thankfully, there have not yet been any fatalities in Israel and 427 confirmed cases Read more