Just after 11 a.m. on Monday, an 80-year-old woman in Holon collapsed at her residence. Her foreign caregiver immediately called emergency services. United Hatzalah EMTs Chen Bador and Hillel Hamawi were on their ambucycles when they received the alert on their communications devices. They immediately stopped what they were doing and rushed to the scene, Read more

Following a discussion in the Israeli High Court of Justice, the Ministry of Health has been instructed to initiate a regulatory process that will remove barriers in the field of aerial medical evacuation (Medevac) that currently exist in Israel. This decision will pave the way for United Hatzalah and Lahak Aviation helicopters to be dispatched Read more

A man in his 70s was on an El-Al flight from Bulgaria to Israel on Tuesday when he experienced a diabetic emergency. A vigilant flight attendant noticed the elderly passenger had lost consciousness and needed immediate assistance. Dr. Nathan Ungar, an aviation physician and long-time United Hatzalah volunteer, happened to have been on board. As Read more

Just after 1 a.m. on Saturday night, a 70-year-old woman in Petah Tikva was found unresponsive by her daughter, who immediately called emergency services. United Hatzalah EMT Shimon Bach, who was enjoying a quiet movie night with his wife, swiftly responded to the emergency notification he received on his communications device. Within a minute, he Read more

On Tuesday, December 19th, 2023, United Hatzalah of Israel hosted its 4th annual Miami fundraising benefit event, honoring the Angels in Orange at The Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida. The event, dubbed An Evening of Unity for Israel, succeeded in raising $18 Million for the organization’s lifesaving work in Israel. More than 1,500 people Read more

An Ashdod man in his 60s suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at his residence on Tuesday afternoon. Relatives quickly called emergency services. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Shlomo Moskovitz was at his home nearby when he received the alert on his communications device. He swiftly responded in his car and arrived at the house in under Read more

On Saturday night, the United Palace in New York City came alive with the enchanting melodies of the Symphony of the Stars charity concert, organized by United Hatzalah – Israel’s national volunteer-based emergency medical service (EMS) organization, which is dedicated to providing fast and free emergency medical first response throughout Israel. With a remarkable turnout Read more

In light of the rising anti-semitism plaguing college campuses, city streets, and Jewish communities around the world following the October 7th attack by Hamas against Israel, United Hatzalah has initiated several training programs to assist people impacted by these current events across the globe. After a first training course focused on treating psychological trauma, United Read more

On a recent Friday at around 2 P.M., a woman in her 90s experienced cardiac arrest at her house in Carmiel. Yisrael Frankel, a volunteer EMT with United Hatzalah, was in the midst of last-minute Shabbat shopping when he was alerted to a nearby emergency. Without hesitation, he abandoned his shopping and rapidly responded on Read more

A Palestinian man working at a Mishor Adumim factory suffered a sudden cardiac arrest on Thursday morning. Fellow employees who witnessed the 60-year-old worker collapse immediately called for assistance. United Hatzalah EMTs Yakov Liberman and Arye Weiss, both ultra-Orthodox Jews working at a nearby catering business, were alerted to the call on their communications devices Read more