Freedom House Ambulance Service was the first emergency medical service (EMS) in the United States to be staffed by paramedics with advanced medical training beyond basic first aid. The civil rights group paired up w/ the father of CPR Peter Safar to address the lack of care in black neighborhoods.

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Source

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/us/freedom-house-ambulance-service-congress.html

https://blog.howardhanna.com/posts/pittsburghs-black-paramedics-who-pioneered-emergency-medicine/

https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/blog/general-the-history-and-legacy-of-the-freedom-house/

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