Tag: United Hatzalah
United Hatzalah founder Eli Beer off ventilator, begins recovery from COVID-19
United Hatzalah founder Eli Beer woke up from a coma and was taken off a ventilator on April 9 at the University of Miami Hospital, where he is recovering from the coronavirus.
The 46-year-old, who...
New dispatch center launched by Israel’s ‘largest humanitarian-aid group’
With the coronavirus pandemic isolating thousands of at-risk Israelis in their homes, United Hatzalah—the independent, nonprofit Emergency Medical Service (EMS) organization—opened a “humanitarian emergency center” on March 25 to help coordinate and deliver food...
Sheryl Sandberg donates ambulance to United Hatzalah during Israel visit
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and her family dedicated a new ambulance to Israeli EMS organization United Hatzalah during a visit to the organization’s national headquarters in Jerusalem last week.
The ambulance will be stationed in...
NCSY Hatzalah Rescue: Training the next generation of emergency responders
Sam Blech, 16, and Rivkah Zigman, also 16, both campers on NCSY Hatzalah Rescue, were volunteering as part of their summer program with a United Hatzalah ambulance crew in Tel Aviv. At approximately 7...
In Los Angeles, United Hatzalah raises $5 million with help from Jay Leno
Thanks to the generous donations of contributors and the support of celebrity comedian Jay Leno, the first annual Los Angeles Gala of Friends of United Hatzalah on Thursday raised enough money to buy 100...
‘A Team of Angels’: Helping an amputee find a reason to live
Two weeks ago, United Hatzalah “Ten Kavod” volunteers from Kfar Saba set out on a mission to dramatically improve an elderly water-sports enthusiast’s quality of life by helping him experience the sea in a...
Fast or no fast, life-saving volunteers observing Ramadan keep up with their work
Five United Hatzalah emergency-medical volunteers responded to a large-scale fire in Umm al-Fahm on June 13, the penultimate day of the month of Ramadan—the holiest month in the Muslim calendar. The blaze took place...
United Hatzalah advances its headquarters and life-saving fleet for Israel’s 70th
In honor of Israel’s 70th anniversary, the Israeli organization United Hatzalah dedicated its new “National Lifesaving Headquarters” in Jerusalem, which included first-floor renovations and plans for another three to four floors of overhauls. In...