The Adele and Joel Sandberg Women’s Initiative

When Adele and Joel Sandberg decided in 2021 to invest in the growth of United Hatzalah’s Women’s Unit, they had bold ideas. They challenged us to double the number of volunteers from 1,000 to 2,000 women engaged in emergency medical response over a period of five years. In addition, the Sandbergs wanted to see an increase in female leadership throughout the organization.

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Sheryl Sandberg stands next to United Hatzalah women EMTs during a visit to the organization’s headquarters in Jerusalem
The Adele and Joel Sandberg Women’s Initiative Exceeds its Goal!

As we enter the fifth year of the Women’s Initiative, we can proudly declare that 2,081 women – medics, psychotrauma specialists, midwives, Ten Kavod volunteers, and others – are actively involved in United Hatzalah’s lifesaving work. That’s more than double where we started back in 2021. And women currently represent 40% of the students in United Hatzalah training courses. Dozens of our female volunteers have taken their medical training to the next level, and several have broken through some glass ceilings in the male-dominated arena of emergency medicine. We invite you to partner with us and share our pride in the achievements of the Sandberg Women’s Unit.

Our Mission

The Adele and Joel Sandberg Women’s Initiative of United Hatzalah unites women all over the world under our shared goal of saving lives in Israel by raising funds to support the training and equipment of female medics. Our aim is to bring together women of diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds who serve the health needs of the entire nation. We are a community of highly engaged women who are dedicated to supporting the life-saving work of our volunteers in Israel.

The Adele and Joel Sandberg Women’s Unit of United Hatzalah grew the number of female volunteers to 1,636 in 2023, increasing the women’s volunteer force by 17% and surpassing the end-of-year goal of 1,400. Hundreds of medics, phlebotomists, and First-Aid providers joined our ranks, and through a partnership with Israel’s Midwives Association, we began onboarding 400 professional midwives to respond to United Hatzalah emergencies. Additionally, United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit (PCRU) welcomed many new female responders – mental health professionals with emergency response certification and our medics who received training in emergency trauma response.

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2081

Total Certified Women in the field

1470

Active Volunteers

103

New Certified Medics

119

Midwives

64

Psychotrauma Volunteers 

220

Ten-Kavod Volunteers

34

Volunteer Phlebotomists

5

Instructors

8

Dispatchers 

38

Certified Phlebotomists

20

Bedouin Graduates of the First Aid Skills Program

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