We are pleased to report that after many hours of work and effort from Hatzolah and many communications specialists, Verizon has finally gotten to the bottom of their problem and has fixed our phone system.

People experiencing medical emergencies can once again call on our regular hotline number of 1-973-773-9988. The office (non-emergency) number remains 1-973-773-1884.

Please DO NOT call either of these numbers to test them, since many people testing our numbers may jam our phone lines. Please call only with true emergencies.

We would like to thank all those who donated money to help us improve our communication systems and become less dependant on Verizon. (Donations can still be made at our website at http://www.HatzolahEMS.org/ or mailed to Hatzolah EMS, P.O. Box 5491, Passaic, NJ 07055.) We would also like to give a special thank you to all of the news websites and media who quickly alerted the public.