
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 30, 2025 – American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA) and Hatzalah of Baltimore held a joint breakfast and briefing on January 28, the first ever local event organized by the two groups. Held at Hatzalah’s Baltimore headquarters, the event was hosted by Hatzalah of Baltimore President Eli Goldstein and Executive Director Dovid Heyman and drew 25 attendees.
Yoni Yagodovsky, Magen David Adom’s director of international relations and an expert on mass-casualty response, offered an insider briefing on the state of emergency medical response in Israel, detailing the ways that MDA has grown and developed to meet the nation’s needs since the October 7 attacks. In remarks entitled “First Responders in Israel: Lessons for Baltimore & Beyond,” Yagodovsky addressed the ways that lessons learned in Israel could also help local emergency response teams better address their communities’ needs.
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