One Wednesday morning, a family’s world had been shattered.  Early in the morning, two young parents living in Jerusalem woke to find their young child unresponsive in his crib. Panicked, they called United Hatzalah, and within moments, their small apartment was filled with medics and doctors trying desperately to save their toddler.  CPR efforts were Read more

The Jerusalem Municipality honored the city’s exceptional first responders, emergency personnel, and volunteers at an awards ceremony held at Jerusalem’s City Hall in Safra Square. Mayor Moshe Lion and his wife Stavit presented the honorees with official citations and Jerusalem emblem pins in recognition of their exemplary service in 2024. The ceremony, attended by deputy Read more

Staff Sgt. Malachi Yehuda Harari fell in combat in Gaza several months ago. His father Tal, who serves as a volunteer EMT with United Hatzalah, was honored at a special appreciation event for local volunteers.  Initially, the plan was to present Tal with a defibrillator donated in his son’s memory. However, when United Hatzalah President Read more

On Sunday, United Hatzalah EMT Efrat Scheinberger was volunteering on an ambulance shift when they were dispatched to a call nearby. A pregnant woman with complications was having contractions and needed to go to the hospital. The ambulance rushed to the scene, arriving in under 3 minutes.  The team found the woman in the early Read more

Boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather donated $1 million to United Hatzalah of Israel at the organization’s annual Miami Gala on Thursday evening. More than 1,700 people attended the sold-out event that raised $14 million in support of United Hatzalah’s life-saving work in Israel and its heroic volunteers. Mayweather received United Hatzalah’s Champion of Israel award Read more

There are countless ways mothers and daughters bond—whether through shared hobbies, activities, or time spent together. But for Rotem, 21, and her mother, Hanit, 51, their bond has taken an incredible and life-saving turn. Together, they’ve just completed the United Hatzalah EMT course, ready to answer the call when lives are on the line. This Read more

United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Hadas Rucham was in her shelter at home during the Iranian attack on Israel when her emergency communications device suddenly alerted her to a critical situation: a child had collapsed and lost consciousness in a nearby home’s safe room. Rucham immediately rushed out, arriving on the scene in under two minutes. Read more

Members of the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization (IDFWO) visited United Hatzalah’s Jerusalem headquarters on Monday in a collaborative initiative to integrate IDF widows into United Hatzalah’s IMAH Initiative, a specialized professional medical training program designed to empower widows with critical emergency medical skills. United Hatzalah’s Weisz Family IMAH Initiative offers fully subsidized medical training, Read more

In a meeting at Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s Jerusalem residence, Eli Beer, founder and president of United Hatzalah, presented the President with “Angels in Orange,” a book detailing the unprecedented mobilization of United Hatzalah’s volunteers on October 7, 2023. Written originally in English by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer, the book sold tens of thousands of copies Read more

Yossi Sweed, a volunteer medic with United Hatzalah in Petah Tikva, was going about his evening when his emergency communications device alerted him to an incident nearby. Avishai, 48, had collapsed during a soccer game and required immediate medical assistance. Yossi arrived on the scene in under three minutes and immediately began life-saving procedures, using Read more