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CHEVRA HATZOLAH, (RESCUE IN HEBREW) A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, IS THE LARGEST ALL-VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES, PROVIDING PREMIUM QUALITY PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND TRANSPORTATION AT NO COST TO ALL WHO NEED IT, REGARDLESS OF RACE, RELIGION OR ETHNICITY. CHEVRA HATZOLAH DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY GOVERNMENT FUNDING ON ANY LEVEL – NOT FROM ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY – NOR DOES IT SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FROM MEDICAL INSURANCE COMPANIES.

CHEVRA HATZOLAH WAS STARTED IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK IN THE LATE 1960S BY RABBI HERSHEL WEBER TO ADDRESS A NEED IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOR AN AMBULANCE SERVICE THAT UNDERSTOOD ITS CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS NEEDS AND TO IMPROVE EMS RESPONSE TIME. THE ORGANIZATION WAS A BASIC FIRST AID GROUP TRAINED IN CPR AND CARRYING OXYGEN. SOON AFTER CHEVRA HATZOLAH EXPANDED, AND TODAY THEY HAVE OVER 80 AMBULANCES AND ALMOST 2,000 VOLUNTEER EMT’S IN THE UNITED STATES. TODAY CHEVRA HATZOLAH IS THE LARGEST VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND AMBULANCE PROVIDER IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH NUMEROUS BRANCHES SERVING COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD.

CHEVRA HATZOLAH UNION CITY DIVISION WAS ESTABLISHED SPRING OF 2002 SERVING THE CHASIDIC COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN LIVING HERE FOR DECADES. WE STARTED UP AS A SMALL GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS, BUYING OUR FIRST AMBULANCE FULLY EQUIPPED WITH THE MOST ADVANCED AMBULANCE REQUIREMENT EQUIPMENTS. OUR AMBULANCE IS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH AN AED. OUR DISPATCH SYSTEM IS STATIONED IN PRIVATE HOUSES RUNNING 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK BY TRAINED DISPATCHERS, WITH THE MOST ADVANCED AND SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGIES, WORKING ALONG WITH OUR WELL TRAINED TEAM ON THE FIELD USING A 2 WAY RADIO SYSTEM 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK. EACH MEMBER IS FULLY EQUIPPED WITH THE MOST ADVANCED FIRST AID SUPPLIES TO DATE.

WHEN WE STARTED WE WERE UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE WOULD BE SERVING ONLY OUR COMMUNITY, BUT FOUND OURSELVES SERVING A MUCH BROADER AREA, SINCE WE ARE STATIONED NEXT TO MAJOR INTERSECTIONS, LIKE THE “LINCOLN TUNNEL” AND THE “NJ TURNPIKE” WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CROSSING DAILY OUR SERVICE AREA, NOT TO MENTION THE HEIMISHE COMMUNITIES AND WORK PLACES THAT ARE DIRECTLY DEPENDENT ON OUR COVERAGE, SUCH AS UNION CITY, WEEHAWKEN, HOBOKEN, SECAUCUS, WEST NEW YORK, NORTH BERGEN, JERSEY CITY, GUTTENBERG, AND FAIRVIEW. SEE MAP

RECENTLY OUR SERVICES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED, SINCE TWO YESHIVAS OPENED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, ONE IN UNION CITY WITHIN SEVERAL BLOCKS FROM OURS, AND A SECOND ONE IN NORTH BERGEN, ALSO WITHIN 2 MILES OF OUR COVERAGE AREA, AS WELL AS THE FAMOUS BEIS CHABAD OF HOBOKEN, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF RABBI SHAPIRO.

CHEVRA HATZOLAH'S MISSION IS TO SAVE LIVES, AND TO PREVENT, REDUCE AND TREAT INJURIES AND ILLNESS. WE ALSO PROVIDE MANY OTHER IMPORTANT SERVICES SUCH AS SEARCHES FOR MISSING PEOPLE, AND HAVE PLANS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND FIRST AID TRAINING PROGRAMS.

CHEVRA HATZOLAH HELPS IMPROVE THE RESPONSE TIME THROUGHOUT ITS COVERAGE AREAS, AND EVEN OUTSIDE OF ITS AREAS, BY ADDING MORE EMTS AND AMBULANCES TO THE SYSTEM, THEREBY FREEING UP OTHER AMBULANCES TO RESPOND MORE QUICKLY TO OTHER CALLS.

CHEVRA HATZOLAH'S INTERACTION AND COOPERATION WITH OTHER EMS, POLICE, FIRE, PARAMEDIC, AND OTHER AGENCIES LEADS TO BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE JEWISH COMMUNITIES. WHEN AN EMERGENCY OCCURS, HAVING AN EMT WHO IS KNOWLEDGEABLE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE JEWISH LAWS, LANGUAGES, AND CULTURAL NUANCES, LENDS A GREAT DEAL OF COMFORT TO BOTH THE PATIENT AND FAMILY, AND CAN ALSO DIFFUSE POTENTIALLY UNCOMFORTABLE SCENARIOS.

CHEVRA HATZOLAH'S VOLUNTEERS ARE CERTIFIED EMT'S (EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS) OR PHYSICIANS AND ARE VERY WELL TRAINED AND EQUIPPED. CHEVRA HATZOLAH'S COMMUNITIES PLACE A GREAT IMPORTANCE ON SAVING LIVES, AND THEREFORE DONATE GENEROUSLY, ALLOWING CHEVRA HATZOLAH TO PURCHASE ADVANCED AND HIGH-TECH EQUIPMENT, TO HELP THE VOLUNTEERS SAVE LIVES.

CHEVRA HATZOLAH IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. 

CHEVRA HATZOLAH DOES NOT PROVIDE NON-EMERGENCY (PRE-SCHEDULED) AMBULANCE TRANSPORT.