United Hatzalah

United Hatzalah of Israel Helicopter Rescue United Hatzalah (meaning "rescue" or "relief" in Hebrew: הצלה) is a free, volunteer-based emergency medical services (EMS) organization based in Jerusalem . Founded in 2006, it is the largest independent, non-profit and fully volunteer EMS organization in Israel , with more than 2,500 emergency medical technicians (EMT), paramedics and doctors dispersed throughout the country. From its LifeCompass Command Center, United Hatzalah uses advanced GPS-based dispatch technology to identify the closest and most qualified volunteers to the scene of an emergency and routes those individuals through a mobile device application. Cadres of trained civilian volunteers throughout Israel create a web of emergency first responders, each outfitted with medically equipped motorcycles (“ambucycles”) capable of reaching victims in as few as 90 seconds. The organization is funded exclusively through private charitable support. Within Israel, individuals may contact United Hatzalah through its direct emergency number, 1221; however, most dispatch information is received directly from national ambulance services. United Hatzalah in turn alerts and coordinates with local ambulance, Search and Rescue (SAR), fire, and police services, when necessary.

United Hatzalah ("united rescue" in Hebrew: איחוד הצלה) is a free, volunteer-based emergency medical services (EMS) organization based in Jerusalem , Israel . Its mission is to provide immediate medical intervention during the critical window between the onset of an emergency and the arrival of traditional ambulance assistance. It is one of many Hatzalah organizations in various parts of the world. United Hatzalah of Israel was founded in 2006 with the merger of several small local hatzalah organizations. It has grown to become the largest independent, non-profit, fully volunteer EMS organization in the world, with over 6,000 volunteer medics nationwide. The organization provides free services to all citizens regardless of race, religion, or national origin. With the help of its Uber-like GPS dispatch system and fleet of rapid response ambucycles, United Hatzalah has achieved an average response time of less than 3 minutes nationwide and 90 seconds in metropolitan areas. United Hatzalah's national command center in Jerusalem uses an advanced GPS-based dispatch technology to identify the closest and most qualified volunteers and routes them to the scene of an emergency through a mobile device application. Approximately 1,000 volunteers are outfitted with medically equipped motorcycles “ ambucycles ” capable of navigating around traffic jams to reach victims in as few as 90 seconds. The organization is funded exclusively through private charitable support. United Hatzalah in turn alerts and coordinates with local ambulances, Search and Rescue (SAR), fire , and police services , and the IDF , when necessary.

Volunteer-based emergency medical services United Hatzalah ("united rescue" in Hebrew: איחוד הצלה) is an Israeli volunteer-based emergency medical services (EMS) organization providing free service throughout Israel, with its headquarters based in Jerusalem . Its mission is to provide immediate medical intervention during the critical window between the onset of an emergency and the arrival of traditional ambulance assistance. It is one of many hatzalah organizations in various parts of the world and the only one that includes women and non-Jewish volunteers. United Hatzalah of Israel was founded in 2006 with the merger of several small local hatzalah organizations. It has grown to become the largest independent, non-profit, fully volunteer EMS organization in the world, with over 8,000 volunteer medical first responders nationwide, and additional chapters in Panama and Ukraine. The organization provides free services to all citizens regardless of race, religion, or national origin. With the help of its Uber-like GPS dispatch system and a fleet of rapid response ambucycles, United Hatzalah has achieved an average response time of less than 3 minutes nationwide and 90 seconds in metropolitan areas. United Hatzalah's national command center in Jerusalem uses an advanced GPS-based dispatch technology to identify the closest and most qualified volunteers and routes them to the scene of an emergency through a mobile device application. Approximately 1,000 volunteers are outfitted with medically equipped motorcycles, “ ambucycles ” capable of navigating around traffic jams to reach victims in as few as 90 seconds. The remaining volunteers respond to emergencies using their own private cars, or organizational emergency ambucars, e-bikes, ambuboats, or ATVs, depending upon the location of the emergency. The organization is funded exclusively through private charitable support. “Ambucycle” of United Hatzalah of Israel Within Israel, individuals may contact United Hatzalah through its direct number, 1221; however, some dispatch information is received directly from national ambulance services. United Hatzalah in turn alerts and coordinates with local ambulances, Search and Rescue (SAR), fire, and police services, and the IDF, when necessary.