In an emotional reunion that took place on Thursday, Rabbi B., a resident of Beitar Illit was reunited with the United Hatzalah volunteers who saved his life twice after he suffered two cardiac arrests within two weeks of each other, both on Shabbat. During the joyous reunion, Rabbi B. heard from the volunteers the chain Read more

However, he ended up needing their assistance not only once more, but twice. The first incident took place a few months later when his house caught fire, which was shortly followed up by David suffering an epileptic seizure and nearly losing his life to the ferocity of it. Both times United Hatzalah volunteers from the Read more

On Tuesday night, just after 11:00 P.M., three masked men broke into a house in the town of Pardes Hanna-Karkur. One of the occupants of the house, a man in his 50s, was awakened by his wife’s screams. He came out to see what was happening and found the intruders in his living room. As Read more

On Sunday just before midnight, a 30-year-old man suffered a cardiac arrest in his house in Bnei Brak. His relatives immediately alerted emergency services. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Aharon Lerer was about to go to bed when his communications device beeped, notifying him about the emergency. Aharon swiftly put on his shoes and a sweater Read more

How do first responders find the location of a nearby emergency in a village where there are no roads or addresses? This is one of the challenges for emergency medical services when responding to emergencies in Bedouin villages in the south. The high number of emergencies caused by the difficult living conditions – sanitary conditions, Read more

On Friday Morning, 175 people ran in support of United Hatzalah in the Jerusalem Marathon. The runners, ranging in age from 1 to 89 years old, have raised over $120,000 in support of the community-based EMS organization ahead of the race. The sum will go towards purchasing new vehicles and medical equipment, as well as Read more

On Sunday morning, a man in his 50s was shot in Baka El Garbiya, a city in Northern Israel. The man suffered from massive bleeding and concerned bystanders called for emergency medical services. Fortunately, Mustafa Abu Bakar, a United Hatzalah EMT volunteer, was in the vicinity when his proximity alert went off, notifying him about Read more

On Tuesday, a joint training drill practicing the combined response of emergency services to a major fire was conducted near the villages of Kfar Oranim and Lapid. Large teams from the Israeli Police, the Fire and Rescue Department, and United Hatzalah participated in the drill, which simulated a fire breaking out in a wooded area Read more

Thousands of people from all over the world are expected to visit the Polish town of Leżajsk/Lizhensk for the yartzeit (anniversary of the death) of one of the founding members of the Chassidic movement Rabbi Elimelech from Lizhensk. The anniversary takes place on the 21st of the Jewish month of Adar which begins on Monday Read more

Last week, Omer Rotem, a 44-year-old resident of Midreshet Ben Gurion in the Negev, graduated from United Hatzalah’s EMT training course. It was a moving moment for her, as it is for the dozens of other Israelis who graduate from the organization’s various EMT courses around the country. But for Omer, who is suffering from Read more