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    Mission

    We are a community-based volunteer emergency medical services (EMS) organization committed to providing the fastest response to medical emergencies across Israel even prior to the arrival of ambulances and completely free of charge.
    Volunteers

    United Hatzalah’s strength is in its 8,600 selfless volunteers. These include emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics, and doctors, who are on call 24/7/365 – even on Yom Kippur!
    Frequently Asked Questions

    Want to learn more about our mission? Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about who we are and what we do.
    Team

    Meet the team dedicated to propelling United Hatzalah’s mission forward.
    How it works

    By combining a network of more than 8,600 volunteers, with the most advanced technology, and a fleet of emergency medical vehicles, we are able to respond to more than 2,000 medical emergencies per day in an average response time of less than three minutes, and in major cities, with a goal of 90 seconds or less.
    International Board

    Meet the leaders from across the globe who help make our lifesaving work possible and form our International Board.
    Partners

    United Hatzalah is proud to partner on our lifesaving mission with the following organizations and partners who help make our mission possible.
    Contact us

    We are always happy to hear feedback or be in contact. Please write to us here and someone will get back to you soon.
    Jobs

    Looking for a career with impact? Want to save lives in Israel? Discover new career opportunities with meaning right here.
  • Programs
    OUR PROGRAMS
    The Adele & Joel Sandberg Women’s Unit

    Training and equipping a community of dedicated women across Israel to save lives.
    First-aid instructor
    The Weisz Family IMAH Initiative

    Providing widows with job training and certification in emergency medicine.
    Family Safety

    Training parents, caregivers and community members with lifesaving first response skills.
    Hospital Emergency Room (ER) Project

    Placing volunteers in hospital ERs to reduce hospital load and patient wait times.
    NREMT

    Providing students who are studying in Israel with an opportunity to train as EMTs and gain lifesaving skills with international certification.
    Masa NREMT

    Offers a four-month hands-on training program for young professionals who want to spend four months in Israel and earn EMT certification.
    NCSY Hatzalah Rescue

    Offering Jewish teens hands-on EMS training during a summer in Israel.
    Psychotrauma & Crisis Response Unit (PCRU)

    Providing immediate psychological first aid to patients and bystanders at emergency scenes.
    Ten Kavod

    Assisting aging seniors and Holocaust survivors through weekly medical monitoring and social support.
    International Missions

    Responding to emergencies and global crises around the world.
  • Ways To Give

    WAYS TO GIVE

    Become a volunteer

    Join one of our 95 branches throughout Israel and make a lifesaving impact.
    Legacy

    Shape your legacy and join us in ensuring United Hatzalah is here to serve all the people of Israel for generations to come.
    Leight Legacy Heroes

    Kids and teens — become a hero! Set up your fundraising campaign to raise money for life-saving equipment.
    eCards

    Let someone know you’re thinking of them. Send a United Hatzalah eCard and contribute to saving lives.
    Sponsor a Day of Lifesaving!

    Honor a loved one or mark a special occasion by sponsoring a Day of Lifesaving, enabling thousands of lifesaving responses across Israel, and receive a detailed call log of all the calls that day.
    United Hatzalah Young Leadership

    Bringing together a dynamic global community of young leaders dedicated to United Hatzalah’s mission of saving lives in Israel.
    Smart Giving

    Sign up for Igul Letova (“Round-up”) and every time you charge your credit card, the amount will be rounded up to the nearest shekel, and your remaining agurot will go toward supporting United Hatzalah.
    Monthly Lifesavers

    Become a Monthly Lifesaver. Monthly lifesavers, supply United Hatzalah with the necessary resources to save lives every single month through ongoing monthly gifts.
    Corporate Social Responsibility Project

    Partnering with companies and communities to provide emergency medic training courses.
  • MyMitzvah

    MY MITZVAH

    How it works

    With United Hatzalah’s MyMitzvah crowdfunding platform, create a campaign in seconds and increase your impact by sharing your passion for saving lives with others. 
    All Campaigns

    Our campaigners make a difference. See all of the campaigns that are saving lives.
    Create a Campaign

    Ready to get started? Create your lifesaving campaign now.
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    FEATURED

    UHYL Day of Lifesaving – NY Gala 2026

    UHYL Day of Lifesaving – NY Gala 2026

    In Loving Memory of Jeffrey Scott Astor

    In Loving Memory of Jeffrey Scott Astor

    Pitmaster 2026

    Pitmaster 2026

    VIEW ALL CAMPAIGNS

  • What’s New

    WHAT’S NEW

    News & Media

    Keep up with the latest lifesaving activities of our volunteers as they make headlines in the news and learn about all the ways we make a better tomorrow, today.
    Videos

    What better way to share United Hatzalah’s stories than by video? Check out some of our highlight videos here of click and learn more about the important work that we do.
    Podcasts

    Listen and learn anywhere you are – in the car, on the go, or at the gym. Check out some of our stories and real life rescues directly from our volunteers and get inspired.
    Photo Gallery

    A picture is worth a thousand words. Check out our photo gallery to see for yourselves the many rescues and events that our volunteers are involved with throughout the year.
    Stories from the field

    Want to get a bit closer to the action? Follow these real stories from our volunteers on the ground to get a better feel for what they do, what they give up, and who they save, each and every day.
    Blog

    Blog

    FEATURED Stories

    United Hatzalah ambulance outside of Bar Ilan University at the scene of a cardiac arrest in Ramat Gan
    May 27, 2026

    Diary of a First Responder: Yuda Widawsky

    United Hatzalah medics respond to a car accident involving a bride and a groom.
    May 25, 2026

    Collision of Celebrations

    United Hatzalah volunteers treat a patient who collapsed in a Jerusalem park
    May 24, 2026

    Diary of a First Responder: Dr. Shlomo Gensler

    VIEW ALL

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United Hatzalah of Israel
78 Yirmiyahu Street
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Tel: +972-2-5002020
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Friends of United Hatzalah
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3093 Bathurst Street
Toronto, Ontario
M6A 2A3
Canada
T: (647) 533 4497

Charity ID 83825 5180 RR0001
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Australia

Australian Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel
PO Box 70053093
Glen Iris, Victoria 3146
T: +61456812859

ABN 79 595 289 716
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Switzerland

United Hatzalah Switzerland
Rue des Battoirs 7
1205 Genève
T: +61456812859

Charity No: CHE-278.177.157
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Israel

United Hatzalah of Israel
78 Yirmiyahu Street
P.O.B 36233 Jerusalem 91361
Tel: +972-2-5002020
Fax: +972-2-5002025
Charity No: 580465979
[email protected]

USA

For check donations please mail to

PO Box 24666 New York, NY 10087
Friends of United Hatzalah
244 Madison Ave, #194
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 646-833-7108
Fax: 1-845-766-6039
Charity No: 11-3533002
[email protected]
Privacy Policy

UK

British Friends
of United Hatzalah Israel
Suite 12 – The Brentano Suite
First Floor, Lyttelton House
2 Lyttelton Road, London, N2 0EF
Office: 020 3823 4650
Charity No. 1101329
[email protected]
Privacy Policy

France

United Hatzalah France
259 rue Saint-Honoré
75001 Paris
T (FR): +33 1 86 98 53 49
T (IL): +972 54 674 3209
Association no. W751225617
[email protected]

Canada

United Hatzalah Canada
Suite #693
3093 Bathurst Street
Toronto, Ontario
M6A 2A3
Canada
T: (647) 533 4497
Charity ID 83825 5180 RR0001
[email protected]

Australia

Australian Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel
PO Box 70053093
Glen Iris, Victoria 3146
T: +61456812859
ABN 79 595 289 716
[email protected]

Switzerland

United Hatzalah Switzerland
Rue des Battoirs 7
1205 Genève
Charity No: CHE-278.177.157
[email protected]

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