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United Hatzalah Joins the AHA Faculty To Become Israeli Training Center of International Organization
Recently in Tel Aviv, the American Heart Association trained instructors at United Hatzalah of Israel to become AHA faculty BLS and ACLS trainers – in other words, the AHA has now officially licensed United Hatzalah to train their own volunteers and have them recognized as officially AHA certified. United Hatzalah, an Uber-like volunteer Emergency Medical Service organization Read more
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United Hatzalah Volunteers Donate Six Tons of Food To Needy Families in Carmel Region
United Hatzalah volunteers from the Carmel region once again organized their annual “Kimcha DePischa” food drive and helped to organize the collection of foods for Pesach/Passover to be handed out to needy members of their communities. United Hatzalah volunteers gathered more than six tons of fruits and vegetables, eggs, matzot, and other essential items for Read more
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Jerusalem Woman Saves Taxi Driver
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Kayla Zur resides in Jerusalem and is one of the organization’s electric bicycle or E-Bike drivers. A few weeks ago, a 70-year-old taxi driver with two passengers in his vehicle suffered a heart attack and lost consciousness while driving. The taxi had been traveling down King David Street in Jerusalem when Read more
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Brazilian President Bolsonaro Expresses Interest in Opening United Hatzalah in Brazil
CEO of United Hatzalah Moshe Teitelbaum met with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his entourage on Tuesday morning in Jerusalem and presented the United Hatzalah model to them, emphasizing how its cost-free system has democratized access to emergency health care. The President was impressed with the lifesaving model and technology of the organization and the Read more
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A Dance of Life
By: Dvir Adani My name is Dvir Adani and I am a volunteer EMT with United Hatzalah. I am a person who often participates in quite a few parties. Living in Israel’s cultural center in the greater Tel Aviv area, I’m no stranger to them. But tonight – I participated in a party that caused Read more
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60 Seconds to Begin CPR – Go!
Recently one Thursday evening, a man was driving home when he suffered a cardiac arrest and lost consciousness in the middle of his evening commute. The man’s vehicle crashed into another car on the busy roadway; terrified witnesses dialed the emergency hotline for assistance. Yossi Ecklar, a United Hatzalah volunteer from Kiryat Ata was nearby Read more
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Former Psychotrauma Director Of United Hatzalah Wins Prestigious Bonei Zion Prize
The Founder and Former Director of United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit (PCRU) Miriam Ballin was awarded the Young Leadership Award among the recipients of the Bonei Zion prize from Nefesh B’Nefesh for her work in founding the new and innovative unit among other accolades. Ballin, originally a general volunteer for United Hatzalah of Read more
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Kinneret Emergency Training Drill Simulates Marine Rescue From Burning Boat
More than 40 volunteers from United Hatzalah participated in a training drill on the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) that simulated a mass casualty incident on a burning tourist boat. The volunteers, who hailed from Tiberias (Tevaria) and the surrounding area in the Galilee and Golan, joined together with police from Israel’s northern command, the maritime Read more
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United Hatzalah Issues Letter of Defense to Court after Being Sued by MDA
Following the lawsuit issued by Magen David Adom against United Hatzalah, United Hatzalah, the smaller volunteer and free emergency medical service organization, issued a letter of defense to the court responding to accusations of slander from Magen David Adom. In the letter of defense submitted to the District Court of Tel Aviv, United Hatzalah gave Read more
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Rushing Out To an Emergency At All Hours of The Day Or Night
Eran Moshe is one of United Hatzalah’s dedicated volunteers in the city of Sderot who provides emergency medical services to people both in the city and the surrounding region in the troubled Gaza periphery. Like all United Hatzalah volunteers, all of Eran’s work is done on a volunteer basis and is completely free of charge. Read more