Jerusalem – Dovie Maisel sounds like an evangelist.
Not for him or for a religion, but for a cause called United Hatzalah. The network of trained volunteers answers calls for emergency medical care in Israel’s largest cities and across the country — and it could be coming to Michigan’s largest city if Maisel and city officials can realize his newest dream.
“The mayor and deputy mayor are interested in bringing the process to Detroit,” Maisel told more than 20 Michigan CEOs in Israel this month to get a deeper understanding of the entrepreneurialism driving Israel’s startup ethos. “We are not coming to take any jobs. We are the community. We are coming to help them.”
The city and its EMT units are in preliminary discussions with United Hatzalah to see if the Israeli concept, to be launched this month in Jersey City, New Jersey, could be adapted for Detroit. The effort would be designed to complement, not compete with, the city’s stressed EMT units; to train community volunteers; and potentially to create a cadre of skilled technicians who could vie for EMT openings in Detroit or elsewhere.
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