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Hundreds more doctors to function as first responders in northern Israel.

Hundreds of additional doctors will be serving as first responders with the Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency medical response service in northern Israel as tensions continue to rise along the border with Lebanon. The “Doctors on Call” project, known as… Read more

Speedy delivery.

Eight days after assisting a woman in giving birth to a baby boy at the entrance of Hadassah Hospital, Magen David Adom medics joyfully attended the infant’s brit millah. MDA paramedics Moshe Benita and Barak Ford, EMT Israel Neumann, and paramedic-in-training Shira Bell were called… Read more

MDA conducts three-day exercise to prepare for possible escalation in north.

Due to the threat of imminent escalation of violence from Hezbollah, Magen David Adom conducted a multi-system exercise aimed at preparing for blackout scenarios and for war in the northern Israel. Aimed at providing medical emergency response to save lives during multi-casualty situations, the exercise,… Read more

Israeli hospitals and MDA prepared for mass casualty events.

Since the start of war, hospitals have conducted drills, stockpiled supplies, and moved wards underground, readying themselves for worst-case scenarios, with MDA cooperation. Across Israel, hospitals are on heightened alert, bracing for a war with Iran and Hezbollah that could… Read more

MDA treats and evacuates 2 injured, declares 1 dead in Holon.

Paramedics and EMTs from Magen David Adom rushed to the scene of multiple stabbing victims in Holon. They had the unfortunate task of declaring a 66-year-old woman dead after performing CPR. A 70-year-old man is in critical condition after receiving CPR and a 26-year-old man… Read more

Israel’s national emergency medical service prepares for Hezbollah response after IDF strike: “High-alert.”

Magen David Adom has helped communities medically prepare for future attacks. Israel’s national emergency medical service is preparing for a response from Hezbollah after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted and killed Fuad Shukr, a senior leader of the terrorist… Read more

Green light to save lives.

A man passed out at a traffic light. A MDA medic happened to notice and saved his life. Sometimes the work of a Magen David Adom medic doesn’t end when their shift ends. That was the case when Ilai Shetrit, an ambulance driver, was heading… Read more

Northern hospitals model coexistence as they prepare for a third Lebanon War.

Directors at Ziv Hospital in Safed and Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya stockpile for worst-case scenarios while coordinating responses with Magen David Adom. NAHARIYA — With Hezbollah firing rockets and drones into Israel almost every day since October 8, medical… Read more

MDA saves lives and provides crucial blood to victims of Hezbollah missile attack in Golan Heights.

Twelve teenagers and young adults were killed when a Hezbollah missile hit a soccer field in in Majdal Shams, a Druze town in the Golan Heights, at around 6 pm Saturday. 30 others were injured including six in serious condition, three in moderate condition, four… Read more

Young medics for a day.

MDA volunteers demoed equipment for children evacuated from Kibbutz Reim. After enduring the harrowing events of October 7 and being evacuated to Tel Aviv from their homes in Kibbutz Reim near Gaza, a group of 35 children had the chance to experience life as Magen… Read more