Hatzola Northwest was “started by the community” to “serve the community” and needs the ongoing support of every member of the community.
A 24/7 community service, operating 365 days a year to provide a swift response to medical emergencies in the immediate area. The service is provided free of charge by 45 dedicated volunteer responders, all of whom have undergone and continue to receive intensive training. They are equipped with comprehensive Basic Life Support kits, including resuscitation equipment, oxygen and defibrillators and are ready to drop everything to respond to a medical emergency. Hatzola Northwest presently has a fleet of three active ambulances, which are used for responding to more serious calls and for urgent patient transport as required.
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Hatzola Northwest was “started by the community” to “serve the community” and needs the ongoing support of every member of the community.
Hatzola Northwest receives no government funding and relies totally on voluntary contributions to provide a prompt, efficient and professional response.
Everyone relies on Hatzola Northwest in the event of an emergency. Everyone knows someone who has been helped by Hatzola Northwest.
Every contribution provides valuable financial assistance for training, supplies and equipment.
The Hatzola Northwest event held at Allianz Park was the first ever public fundraising event since Hatzola’s inception in 1982. Over 1,000 people attended to show their support for
Hatzola Northwest’s team, comprising some forty volunteer responders and complemented by a full clinical team, operators, dispatchers, and support staff.
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Hatzola Northwest partnered up with local School for a second year for a community football 5 a-side tournament which ran along side a family fun day.
On a cold wind-swept Sunday afternoon, over 1,000 people descended on Power League in Mill Hill to enjoy a special community event
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A venture to teach life saving first aid to members of the public, was initiated several years back with enormous success.
To date, we have trained over 1200 members of the public as well as over 500 secondary school children and with more sessions in the pipeline.
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Sunday 2nd September 2018 saw the dedication of a new Rapid response Ambulance for Hatzola Northwest purchased with funds raised by Mr & Mrs Stuart Rosenberg through various campaigns and to perpetuate the memory of their daughter Liora a”h who passed away in 2016 at the age of 20.
The new vehicle - slightly more compact and versatile - is a perfect addition to the fleet of three existing frontline ambulances...
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May 2019 was the 50th anniversary of the creation of Hatzalah and to commemorate this milestone, volunteers from the worldwide Hatzalah units, joined forces with Magen David Adom (MDA) in Israel, to collaborate and take part in intense training with the IDF, Special Forces Search & Rescue units and elite police units.
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Dealing with over 5,000 calls a year, responding to the scene in under 5 minutes and with a patient satisfaction average rate of 4.96/5, Hatzola Northwest is one of the busiest and most effective units in the UK. Hatzola Northwest is a 24/7 community service, operating 365 days a year to provide a swift response to medical emergencies in the immediate area.
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On Sunday 29th May Hatzola NW was joined by 200 people for the return of its Community First Aid Awareness Training session. With four sessions throughout the day, men and ladies were trained by Hatzola Northwest Clinical Lead Kevin Cuddon and a number of volunteer responders.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited the Hatzola Northwest operational base in Golders Green. Mr Johnson was given a tour of the ambulances and got to speak to several of the responders to hear how Hatzola Northwest continues to help the community.
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After an intense training period Hatzola Northwest inaugurated eight new responders to their Emergency Response Team.
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"We would like to thank you for your efficient service provided by your organisation. We were impressed by the speed they arrived and attended to my wife who had a fall."
"When my husband was taken ill, your medics arrived promptly. The crew were very friendly, kind and super efficient. I have used your service before and feel privileged to be able to do so."
"I am writing to say how very grateful I am for your volunteers who took me to the RFH.
They were so caring and professional and I was attended to much quicker because they had brought me into hospital."
"I used Hatzola a week and a half ago after cutting my thumb with a rather sharp and serrated kitchen knife. Everybody from the lady on the phone to the 2 medics that attended, helped me feel calm and I knew I was in safe hands. Being 32 weeks pregnant with my first child I was getting a bit nervous as there was a lot of blood but the medics calmly dressed it and told me to go to hospital to get it glued."
"I feel very honoured to be part of a community where we are so well looked after, especially by the staff at Hatzola who are walking Angels and true examples of being selfless. An incredible organisation, efficient and well organised. Will be a priority of my charity from now on...."
"Please send a big thank you to everyone who was involved in getting me to hospital on Shabbat two/three weeks ago. I became very suddenly unwell and in extreme pain. I cannot thank you enough for coming so quickly, efficiently and kindly to my assistance."
"I was very very unwell last Erev Shabbos and had absolutely no choice but to call Hatzola 40 min before Shabbos. The volunteers were with us within 3 minutes, selflessly helping and assisting in every way possible with highest professionalism and Mesiras Nefesh. The ambulance was then called and I was taken to the A&E of the RFH. We were at the RFH within 10 minutes. All 4 people were absolutely amazing and a huge Yashar Koach to all of them, Brachah V’Hatzlahah."
"We cannot thank you enough for coming to our home on Friday night to care for our son, and take us to hospital. The members and crew were wonderful, caring and reassuring and made us feel much better in what was a very stressful situation Thank you from the bottom of our hearts."
"I just wanted to say thank you to Hatzola for attending to me on motzai shabbos for a minor incident. The level of care and skill was absolutely exemplary and is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for taking time to help people in the community at all times."
"I would just like to really thank you for the professional care you gave me when I was in need. I appreciate the fact that you showed complete dedication, with utmost care and concern to help me, even if it wasn’t life threatening. May you only need to be busy with taking well people to hospital to have babies! wishing the whole organization continued Hatzlocho."