Heroes on Call: The Forgotten Story of America's First Paramedics

In the 1960s, Americans were dying at shocking rates due to inadequate emergency care. Enter Freedom House Ambulance Service: the first paramedics unit in the U.S., run and staffed by Black ... Read allIn the 1960s, Americans were dying at shocking rates due to inadequate emergency care. Enter Freedom House Ambulance Service: the first paramedics unit in the U.S., run and staffed by Black men and women. This is the origin story of EMS.In the 1960s, Americans were dying at shocking rates due to inadequate emergency care. Enter Freedom House Ambulance Service: the first paramedics unit in the U.S., run and staffed by Black men and women. This is the origin story of EMS.