List of Hatzalah chapters

This is a list of Hatzalah chapters. Hatzalah is an all-volunteer Emergency medical services organization staffed by Jewish Orthodox Emergency medical technicians and Paramedics. Locations where chapters are situated are listed alphabetically by geography.
Each neighborhood or city in Hatzalah operates independently. There are some exceptions, where there is a tight affiliation with neighboring Hatzalahs, a loose affiliation of neighboring Hatzalahs, or some other basic level of co-operation.
Israel.
 Hatzalah in Israel, on the national level, exists as two different organizations: Tzevet Hatzolah, and Ichud Hatzalah (rendered in English as United Hatzalah). Hatzolah Israel was the original organization, under the leadership of David "Duki" Greenwald. In 2006, Ichud Hatzalah was launched as competing organization with Hatzolah Israel, which eventually led Hatzolah Israel to declare bankruptcy. Many Hatzolah Israel volunteers who were dissatisfied with the actions of Ichud Hatzalah's leadership objected to joining the organization, and launched their own organization called Tzevet Hatzolah (loosely translated to TEAM Hatzolah).
While Tzevet Hatzolah volunteers provide both emergency first responder care and emergency transport utilizing Magen David Adom ambulances, Ichud Hatzalah only provides first responder care and rely on Magen David Adom for emergency transport.
Each of the organizations has many local chapters, and provides coordinated response for larger emergencies or extra coverage across multiple localities.
Additionally, there are several smaller Hatzolah organizations that operate on the local level. A partial list can be found below.
Mexico.
Chevra Hatzalah Mexico was founded in 1997 by Mr. Chaim Silver. The branch is run by the Syrian-Sephardic community under supervision of Mr. Abraham Levy who is the CEO. It has 70 full-time volunteers, seven ambulances and six locations (five bases and a headquarters). It also has access to a helicopter and air transport. All dispatchers are Volunteer EMS for immediate intervention and instructions, some of them certified in Advanced Critical Care Medicine and Emergency response, actually working for prestigious Mexican Hospitals and National Medical Centers. Volunteers have plenty of experience in Trauma and Internal Medicine emergencies, having training in the Mexican Red Cross´s Ambulance Center. The branch covers the Jewish areas of Tecamachalco, Bosques, Polanco, Interlomas, and the weekend resort city Cuernavaca. It has full-time operating bases in three major Jewish areas, having its Central Base in Tecamachalco, a dense populated Jewish area in Mexico City.
United Kingdom.
London's Hatzalah itself is split into three sister organisations, one operating in Golders Green area, known as Hatzola North West, and the other based in Stamford Hill, known as North London Hatzola, with the newest addition in Edgware.
United States.
California.
Los Angeles has a chapter which provides Basic life support level care, and relies on the Los Angeles Fire Department for Advanced life support paramedic care and transport. On August 31, 2009, they began direct transport of patients to area hospitals using their own ambulance.
Connecticut.
The Orthodox community in Waterbury, CT, centered around the yeshiva there, has its own Hatzolah.
Florida.
Since January 2010, Miami Dade County has a chapter that provides Basic life support response, and relies on Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Miami Beach Fire Department for Advanced life support paramedic care and transport.
On April 26, 2021 the Florida Senate unanimously passed bill CS/HB 1084 permitting volunteer ambulance services to transport patients. 
As of 2020, a New Chapter has formed in Palm Beach County. Hatzalah Of Palm Beach County will be a fully accredited ALS non-transport organization and plans on being able to respond to calls for assistance in 2021.
Illinois.
Hatzalah Chicago started by providing first responder coverage for Lincolnwood, Peterson Park, Skokie, and West Rogers Park.
Hatzalah of Chicago purchased 2 ambulances, and they now transport.
As of January 2018, Hatzalah Chicago purchased a third ambulance, and started providing Advanced Life Support (ALS) service to the Chicago community.
Maryland.
Baltimore started a Hatzalah in 2007 as a first-responder-only service, with transport to be done by Baltimore City ambulance units. Currently, Hatzalah of Baltimore does maintain a fleet of four ambulances, and provides Advanced Life Support (ALS) services to the Northwest Baltimore community, provided it is in their response area.
Michigan.
Hatzalah of Michigan was formed in 2017 to augment existing emergency medical services in the cities of Oak Park, Southfield, and Huntington Woods. Hatzalah of Michigan is state licensed and regulated by the Oakland County Medical Control Authority (OCMCA). The OCMCA oversees all EMS personnel in the county. Hatzalah personnel are licensed EMS providers, who are further advised by a panel of doctors and have trained with fire and ambulance personnel to ensure continuity of care.
New Jersey.
New Jersey has many Hatzolah organizations throughout the State. Each NJ affiliate maintains its own emergency phone number, dispatchers, and radio frequencies. While they are not officially connected, as with NYC Hatzolah, many of them are nevertheless loosely affiliated, sharing classes or working at each other's events. On occasion, all state divisions have worked together to provide joint event coverage or to share training classes.
Per New Jersey law, volunteers with proper permits may equip their cars with blue flashing lights and electronic airhorns, but neither red flashing lights nor sirens. Coordinators' ("officers") personal vehicles, and any vehicle owned by a squad with a "No Fee" license plate, are permitted the use of red flashing lights and sirens; not all branches make use of these allowances. Paramedic (ALS) units in New Jersey are only run by hospitals, per state law. The limitation to Basic Life Support (BLS) is not just for Hatzolah and other volunteer agencies: All New Jersey "911" municipal-run EMS services are also limited to BLS. However, see Central Jersey below for a special exception.
This chapter covers the areas of Deal, West Deal, Long Branch, Eatontown, Alenhurst, Ocean Township, and additional Jersey Shore communities during warmer months. This is the only Sephardic-run Hatzalah in the United States. (Mexico City, Mexico, also has a Sephardic Hatzalah.)
Hatzalah of Union County, with "U-prefix" unit numbers. Union County is geographically and organizationally separate from Union City. With three active ambulances, "the U" also responds to nearby towns, including Linden, Union Township, Roselle, and Roselle Park, and even to businesses and residences in the city of Newark, where slow EMS response may allow the Hatzalah ambulance to complete the 12-14 minute trip from Elizabeth or Hillside before a Newark city crew arrives. In early 2014, efforts were started to have "in-house" responders answer calls within the confines of the City of Newark, calling itself Hatzalah of Newark. Hatzalah of Union County also covers the Jersey Gardens Mall, Newark Liberty Airport, and nearby stretches of the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. Two ambulances are located in the greater Elizabeth / Hillside area, and the third is located in Roselle.
Hatzolah of Middlesex County http://www.hatzolahmc.org/, with "MC-prefix" unit numbers. Middlesex County is a county located in North-Central New Jersey. It launched on November 16, 2014. At this time, their primary areas of response are Edison (including Raritan Center), Highland Park, Piscataway, and portions of East Brunswick. For events in various hotels, they have responded to Somerset as well.
The largest branch in New Jersey, with "CJ-prefix" unit numbers. Unique to New Jersey, Central Jersey has a Paramedic (ALS) unit. The ALS unit is owned and run by MONOC, but the Paramedics are also Central Jersey Hatzolah members, and the ambulance was donated by Hatzolah Central Jersey to MONOC. This unusual arrangement meets New Jersey's strict hospital-based ALS rules, while giving Hatzolah its own ALS coverage. Also unique, Central Jersey has its own Rescue (extrication) unit.
Lakewood Township
- Toms River
- Brick
- Jackson
- Howell
Formerly Hatzalah of Newark, EMS http://hatzalahofnewark.org/ with the "N-prefix" unit numbers went live in 2015, and provides BLS service to the Newark community and surrounding areas, including Newark Liberty International Airport. ALS services, when needed, are dispatched by the local hospital. In September 2019, it has expanded, and is now called Hatzalah of Essex County.
Hatzolah of Passaic / Clifton EMS. The neighboring cities have a contiguous Orthodox Jewish community, with most of the community and its institutions on the Passaic side. Likewise, Hatzolah of Passaic / Clifton, with "P-prefix" unit numbers, covers both parts of the community, but is primarily based in Passaic, with some members and management in Clifton. This Hatzolah is geographically near Union City, and can provide extra coverage for them. Hatzolah of Passaic / Clifton has 30 active members, 20 dispatchers, three active ambulances, and a 4 service units, for a community of about 2,000 households. Hatzolah of Passaic/Clifton is also building its first ambulance garage in the center of the community.
Hatzolah of Union City http://www.hatzolahuc.com/, is run out of Mosded Sanz-Zviel, which is the center of the Chasidic community in Union City. It is the only Hasidic Hatzolah in New Jersey. Union City is located in Hudson County, and is not related to Union County. Union City uses VHF radios, while all other New Jersey chapters use UHF radios.
Hatzalah of West Orange and Livingston http://www.hatzalahwol.org/, with "X-prefix" unit numbers, will launch in the Summer of 2021. Areas of operation include West Orange, Livingston, and surrounding towns.
Bergen Hatzalah, http://www.bergenhatzalah.org/, is launching mid-2021. The team spearheading the organization has a combined near century of Hatzalah and EMS experience. They’ve all lived in Bergen County for more than 20 years and have witnessed the need to bring Hatzalah’s life saving services to their communities.
New York.
Canarsie / Mill Basin<br>
The Canarsie / Mill Basin chapter was originally just the Canarsie division. As the Canarsie Orthodox neighborhood declined, and the Mill Basin one grew, Canarsie started taking more calls and members from nearby Mill Basin, and is now primarily a Mill Basin operation. Canarsie / Mill Basin also covers nearby Georgetown. There are parts of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Mill Basin that border Madison / Midwood / East Midwood; so, there is some overlap in coverage with Flatbush.
Catskill Mountains<br>
This chapter is part of Central Hatzalah of New York City. While the Catskills have a year-round operation, the vast majority of their activity is in July and August, when summer residents arrive.
Fleischmanns
Kiryas Joel/Monroe
The Hasidic community in Kiryas Joel (Monroe), NY, has a chapter. Uniquely, it operates separately from all other New York State Hatzolah organizations. It was founded in 1995.
Monroe, NY<br>
New Square<br>
This chapter is a break-off from the Rockland Hatzoloh chapter. Uniquely, the chapter has female Certified First Responders who respond to calls involving obstetrics-related emergencies.
New York City Central
This chapter has sixteen local divisions which share rabbinic counsel, radio frequencies, central dispatch, and lobbying, but have separate fund-raising and management. Catskills, the Five Towns, and Yonkers are the only areas outside of New York City covered by NYC chapters.
The chapter has a central dispatching network, with teams of 2 volunteer dispatchers working in tandem. Each dispatch team works several hours on a shift. The chapter also uses a mobile command center for dealing with large events.
New York City chapters include Boro Park, Canarsie / Mill Basin, Crown Heights, Flatbush, Lower East Side, Midtown, Queens, Richmond, Riverdale, Rockaways / Lawrence, Seagate, Staten Island, Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Washington Heights, and Williamsburg.
Rockland County
This chapter is unaffiliated with the New York Central Hatzolah. It has distinct rabbinical oversight, primarily due to several large Hasidic communities affiliated with Rockland Hatzolah.
Westchester County
Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia's Hatzolah has limited service, providing first responder aid only in the Northeast area. Hatzolah of Philadelphia transports are provided by calling in either Patriot Ambulance, or, when the situation warrants, 9-1-1. Patriot Ambulance is a local paid ambulance service owned by a community member. Philadelphia has nine responders, all state-certified. Some members are full-time professional EMTs or Paramedics.