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MDA launches new Advanced Life Support Boat.
A unique Advanced Life Support Boat was dedicated by Magen David Adom at Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) in Tiberias. The Advanced Life Support Boat can moor close enough to shore where team members can disembark and load patients without setting foot in the water. It can travel the widest length of the lake in…
MDA Paramedic who served as commando, killed in action
A 47-year-old police commando who additionally volunteered his time as a paramedic with Magen David Adom, was killed Friday morning, succumbing to his wounds after being struck in an exchange of gunfire with terrorists near Jenin in Samaria. The officer, Sgt. Major Noam Raz, was a 23-year veteran of the Israeli Police Force’s elite Yamam…
MDA & AJMF MEDICAL FORUM
WILL THEY STILL NEED US? Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) take over the Doctor’s role? Thank you to all those attended the MDA & AJMF Medical Forum last week with Special Guest Speaker Enrico Coiera. A packed house enjoyed a thoroughly thought provoking, stimulating and sometimes, controversial evening. Stay tuned for Part 2 in our Medical…
After being hit by a falling utility pole, a miraculous recovery.
Almost exactly a year ago, a one-ton utility pole fell on Tali Kuhn as she was walking her dog. In addition to head trauma, Tali’s legs were severely injured. As she lost consciousness, she remembers thinking she might be dying. But MDA Paramedic Naomi Zvi and EMT Elia Biton worked tirelessly to stanch the bleeding…
MDA Red Sunday/Pesach Telethon
Volunteers from local schools and youth groups and long standing supporters generously gave their time on Sunday April 2, 2017 to man the phones for MDA’s Red Sunday Telethon to raise money to fund a 4 x 4 life Support Ambulance for MDA Israel. The request for these ambulances came recently from Israel because they…
Evangelicals and Jews dedicate ambulance in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle — After seven years of work, Jeff and Arlene Berg may finally get a chance to rest. The Wilkins Township Evangelicals raised nearly $100,000 toward buying an ambulance for Israel. Having secured commitments from approximately 40 donors, and with the medical vehicle ready for shipment east. The September 12 gathering, the Bergs noted,…