“You do sacred work with great devotion to the health of the public”

24.3.20

Yesterday, Education Minister Rafi Peretz toured the MDA National Operations Dispatch Centre in Kiryat Ono and the nearby Shimon Peres School, which was also converted to MDA dispatch centre. All classrooms have been converted into call centres and are staffed by up to 10 volunteers staying within 2 meters from each other, as per the Ministry of Health requirements.

MDA Director General Eli Bin provided the Minister with an overview of MDA’s activities on the treatment of the corona virus, and on the “Test and Drive” compounds that MDA operates in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem and Beersheba, to which civilians who are in quarantine and develop symptoms may tested without exiting their vehicles. Minister Peretz was particularly interested in the activities of youth volunteers in the organization, whom he met in classrooms that were converted into call taking stations and even answered a civilian call to the corona hotline accompanied by a MDA youth volunteer who answered it professionally.

Minister of Education Rabbi Rafi Peretz, who was very impressed with the activities of MDA’s youth volunteers, thanked them personally, expressed his great appreciation and said “You are doing a wonderful job, your contribution is tremendous. You are helping with the most difficult task we have today in the State of Israel. You, the youth, are assisting the State of Israel in this difficult fight against the spread of the virus. “The Minister added,” MDA has been doing holy work and is devoted to public health in the past month, every hour of every day, anywhere in the country. But in an emergency state like we are facing right now, they are really outdoing themselves for the State of Israel.

MDA Director General Eli Bin: “We were honored to host Minister of Education Rafi Peretz and present MDA’s activities to him, and in particular the work of our youth volunteer who take part in MDA’s national mission and act in a professional and appreciative way.

Zaki Heller

MDA spokesman

“You do sacred work with great devotion to the health of the public”

A total of 832,277 Patients and casualties were transferred to hospitals

MDA Operates 166 stations throughout Israel

MDA teams perform an Average of 500 resuscitations per month

MDA evacuated 74,865 wounded in road accidents, and 5,142 wounded from work-related accidents

232 babies were delivered in ambulances and at home assisted by MDA team members

There are 350 paramedics in the organization

On average, 1,745 operational callouts take place every day

In a public satisfaction survey conducted MDA came in 2nd place after the IDF on a list of security, emergency and rescue organizations with a score of 96%

According to the organization's statistics, the average response time for an ambulance and mobile intensive care unit is 8 minutes after the first call is received

In 2015, MDA celebrated its 85th anniversary

In a public satisfaction survey conducted MDA came in 2nd place after the IDF on a list of security, emergency and rescue organizations with a score of 96%

In 2015, MDA celebrated its 85th anniversary

MDA Employs 2,200 paid staff members and activates 22,000 volunteers, 12,000 of whom are teenagers

4,500 First Responder volunteers respond to an average of 488,8 calls a month I Volunteers invest over 1.5 million hours of service per year

The oldest volunteer is 90 years old & the youngest is 15

17,954 women in labor were transferred to hospital delivery rooms

There are 3 professionals in a Mobile Intensive Care Unit

A Life Support Ambulance A MICU team of 2 includes an Emergency Medical Technician and a paramedic

100,000 Israelis have downloaded the "My MDA" cellular App

20,000 Life Guardians are active across the country

110,000People underwent resuscitation courses

An intensive first aid and resuscitation course lasts 60 Hours

More than 470 foreign volunteers from 22 different countries were trained and volunteered in MDA stations

MDA trained 3,000 young parents in Infant and Child resuscitation

1,750 teenagers are given summer courses every year in infant and child resuscitation

750 teenagers are trained during courses to manage an MCI - Multi Casualty Incident

260,000 Blood Units were donated to MDA's Blood Bank | The MDA Blood Bank Services have 43 Blood Bank Mobiles

MDA dispatchers answer an emergency phone call in less than 4 seconds

The MDA emergency phone number is 101.

MDA deploys 379 MICUs (Mobile Intensive Care Units)

MDA deploys 715 ambulances

MDA deploys 63 of which are able to navigate through difficult routes and off-road conditions

MDA deploys 8 Dune Tractors (MULES) to evacuate victims from unconventional areas

MDA deploys 5 paramedic supervisor ALS vehicles, and 2 helicopters

MDA deploys 507 First responders on motorbikes

MDA deploys 50 armored ambulances are also deployed in friction and combat zones

There are 174 MDA ambulances stationed in Kibbutzim, Moshavim and Local Councils