By Abigail Klein Leichman - September 25, 2022
On September 22, a delegation of medical and psychological experts from the emergency medical service (EMS) organization United Hatzalah departed from Israel for Puerto Rico.
The team, comprised of four members of the Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit (PCRU) as well as two emergency medical technicians (EMTs), will provide psychological and emotional stabilization as well as medical care to residents adversely affected by Hurricane Fiona and the resulting floods in various communities in the southern part of the Island.
Currently, there is no end date set for the mission, but the volunteers left their loved ones knowing that they will not be back in Israel in time for the High Holiday of Rosh Hashanah, which starts Sunday night.
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