Freedom House Ambulance Service, founded over forty years ago in Pittsburgh, PA, revolutionized pre-hospital emergency care by setting national standards for high-quality medical service. Through an audacious experiment, the service combined an ambulance program with a training initiative for unemployed and underemployed black men and women, resulting in the creation of the first Paramedics in the United States.
Partnering with renowned resuscitation researcher Dr. Peter Safar and other pioneers in emergency medicine, Freedom House Paramedics began their groundbreaking work in 1968, operating out of Presbyterian and Mercy Hospitals. This unprecedented collaboration paved the way for the development of advanced emergency medical techniques and solidified Freedom House's position as a leader in the field.
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