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Yad Sarah equipment saves Israel billions

Posted on June 18, 2023

Yad Sarah, Israel’s largest volunteer social organization, It estimates that its services save the country’s healthcare system over 5.5 billion shekels per year. Its in-home hospital equipment reduces hospital stays by 14,000, relieving stress on medical centers across the country. … Continue reading →

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Yad Sarah inspires US charity

Posted on February 7, 2021

American Elliot Sloyer was chaperoning an Israel trip for 8th-grade students in 2018. When one of the students suffered an injury, he borrowed a wheelchair from Israeli charity Yad Sarah. He was so impressed with the charity that in Oct … Continue reading →

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Yad Sarah and United Hatzalah build closer ties to save lives

Posted on December 4, 2016

Shift managers from Israel’s emergency response organization United Hatzalah visited medical charity Yad Sarah’s Jerusalem headquarters to gain a better understanding of their operation. http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/485739/yad-sarah-and-united-hatzalah-increase-cooperation-to-save-lives.html

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Yad Sarah lends out 320,000 medical items

Posted on September 21, 2014

More than half a million Israeli residents benefited from services from Yad Sarah during the past year, with the voluntary organization saving the public coffers NIS 1.5 billion by lending out 320,000 items of medical equipment. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Health/Yad-Sarah-saved-public-purse-NIS-15-billion-by-lending-out-medical-equipment-in-past-year-375518

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Yad Sarah Presents: Gadgets for the Elderly

Posted on November 3, 2013

Yad Sarah’s mobile unit has been making a difference for senior citizens by showing them new devices and activities that can help them lead fuller, more comfortable lives. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/172893#.UmjOqlMy1pE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dy2TkrUSZg

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Yad Sarah is on call

Posted on July 29, 2012

Now every Israeli can sign up for Yad Sarah’s immediate communication service for a nominal, one-time fee. When contacted, volunteers see the caller’s health details and can provide advice, deal with emergencies or just engage in a comforting chat. http://www.jpost.com/Health/Article.aspx?id=277614

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Face the facts about Yad Sarah

Posted on July 1, 2012

Yad Sarah is the leading volunteer-staffed organization in the State of Israel. It has just launched its new facebook site where you can read about the numbers of branches, volunteers, annual loans of medical equipment. But more importantly, about the … Continue reading →

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420,000 benefit from Yad Sarah

Posted on January 15, 2012

During 2011, the Yad Sarah voluntary organization assisted 420,000 people around the country and saved NIS 1.5 billion that otherwise would have been come from public coffers. This included the lending of 270,000 pieces of medical equipment, from walkers and … Continue reading →

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Medical charity serves Druze town

Posted on September 1, 2024

Israel’s largest volunteer charity Yad Sarah recently opened a branch in the Druze town of Majdal Shams. The timing means the charity is able to provide vital medical equipment to residents recovering from Hezbollah’s rocket attack that killed 12 children … Continue reading →

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Aid for the war wounded

Posted on March 11, 2024

After Oct 7, Israel’s largest volunteer organization Yad Sarah went into war mode. It filled container loads of equipment and relocated them outside hospitals where Yad Sarah didn’t have a branch. It then opened “The Soldier Rehabilitation Unit” to aid … Continue reading →

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