United Hatzalah

United Hatzalah is the largest independent, non-profit, fully volunteer Emergency Medical Service organisation in Israel. It provides the fastest emergency medical response in the country, completely free of charge. Its goal is to provide immediate lifesaving medical intervention during the critical window between the onset of an emergency and the arrival of traditional ambulance assistance.

United Hatzalah’s services are available to all people regardless of race, religion or national origin. It has a network of 8,000 volunteers across the country who respond to more than 2,000 emergencies each day 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. With the help of our innovative GPS-based technology and our iconic ambucycles, we have cut down emergency medical response time in Israel to less than 3 minutes, and in many metropolitan areas, less than 90 seconds.

United Hatzalah’s volunteers consist of ordinary citizens who have received full training and become certified first responders, enabling them to administer lifesaving treatment to anyone suffering a medical emergency in their vicinity. When an emergency occurs, every second matters, and our selfless volunteers drop whatever they are doing and respond to the emergency in an effort to save lives.

In 2024 our highly trained and fully equipped volunteers treated over 750,000 people, and we have treated more than 7,000,000 people since our inception in 2006.

United Hatzalah’s service is completely dependent on the generosity of our donors. By choosing to fundraise to support us, you are saving lives in Israel.

For more information about United Hatzalah of Israel please contact Pippa on 020 3823 4650 or pippa@israelrescue.org.