Eli Beer
Founder of United Hatzalah | Pioneering Emergency Response
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Eli Beer is the founder and president of United Hatzalah, an innovative emergency medical service in Israel. Beer has re-imagined first response by training a network of volunteer EMTs to provide immediate care in local communities.
United Hatzalah's unique model has reduced response times and saved countless lives, earning Eli recognition as a leading social entrepreneur. His keynotes share the inspirational story behind this grassroots movement and the power of community-driven solutions to global challenges.
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The fastest ambulance? A motorcycle
As a young EMT on a Jerusalem ambulance, Eli Beer realized that, stuck in brutal urban traffic, they often arrived too late to help. So he organized a group of volunteer EMTs -- many on foot -- ready to drop everything and dash to save lives in their neighborhood. Today, United Hatzlah uses a smartphone app and a fleet of "ambucycles" to help nearby patients until an ambulance arrives. With an average response time of 3 minutes, last year, they treated 207,000 people in Israel. And the idea is going global.
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