[4] Hatzalah was the subject of controversy as articles in the New York Post [5][6] and JEMS Magazine criticize the organization for its discriminatory practice of not allowing women to join.

[21][22][23] In October 2020, the group raised funds[24] and purchased and their first-ever ambulance, designed white with vivid purple stripes, which bears the Ezras Nashim logo in both English and Hebrew.

[29] In March 2019, Mayor of New York City Eric Adams honored Rachel Freier and Ezras Nashim members with a citation for Women's History Month at Brooklyn Borough Hall.

[30] In June 2023, New York Assemblyman Brian Cunningham honored Rachel Freier and Ezras Nashim members with the “2023 Women of Distinction Award”.

[31] In February 2024, Ezras Nashim was approved a license to operate as an Advanced Life Support (ALS) Volunteer Ambulance Service.