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Update to emergency situation in Israel – 7th October
Since early this morning – Simchat Torah – 7th October 2023 – The State of Israel has been under major attack, with hundreds of rockets being fired into Israeli communities, as well as terrorist infiltrations into Israel. Magen David Adom has been called since 06:30 this morning to dozens of incidents with victims in various…

Progress on the construction of the MDA Blood Bank
Israel’s national blood supply managed by the National Blood Services division of Magen David Adom.
The new centre, the Marcus National Blood Services Centre, will be the world’s first underground and shielded blood bank and processing centre.
‘The Marcus National Blood Services Center’ opening soon
Over the past six years, MDA together with the government of Israel, has been working on a new $200M building – ‘Marcus National Blood Services Center’ in Ramla. The success of this project will guarantee Israel’s blood supply in the face of rapid population growth, the ongoing threat of terrorism and the increasingly complex risks…

MDA awarded for tech that instantly geolocates emergency scene.
Israel National News/Arutz Sheva — Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s paramedic and Red Cross service, was presented with an award last week for its innovative use of geographic information system (GIS) technology, which MDA uses as the foundation for its world-renowned computer-assisted ambulance dispatch system. The award was announced by Jack Dangermond, founder and president of…

One call fits all: MDA, police, fire services now integrated on AI software.
The Jerusalem Post — The dispatch systems of Israel’s three rescue services are now interconnected so any of the three agencies — the Israel Police, the Fire and Rescue Service, and Magen David Adom — can now automatically dispatch one another in emergencies without having to manually contact them, as was previously necessary. The interconnect, which…

Magen David Adom Before Mount Meron Tragedy: ‘Every Year We Came Back With a Sigh of Relief No Disaster Happened’
Volunteers at Israel’s national ambulance and disaster-relief organization, Magen David Adom — who were the first to come to the rescue at the mass-casualty incident, which took lives of 45 people on the eve of Lag B’Omer at Mount Meron in the Galilee — had feared that a disaster happening at the site was a…