In a long report released today by the Israeli Comptroller, the Comptroller demands the Ministry of Health take enforcement action to stop the publication of United Hatzalah’s hotline as an emergency number.
The Comptroller points out that all emergency calls should be called in directly to MDA’s 101 hotline, which dispatches both MDA and United Hatzalah volunteers.
The Comptroller points out that advertising the United Hatzalah hotline as an emergency number “May confuse the public that the response provided is equal to the response provided when calling 101 and may delay the care of the patient”.
The Comptroller also demands from the Ministry of Health to ensure that  United Hatzalah instructs its volunteers to cease publicizing the United Hatzalah hotline on magnets, advertising materials and instructional materials.
{Matzav.com Israel News Bureau}