title: Reviving Freedom House. How the storied ambulance company has been reborn.
abstract: Freedom House is our national EMS legacy. It was a revolutionary idea born out of the convergence of political forces. It's our EMS history, but it isn't found in our textbooks. Today we labor over the need to build workforce diversity, create community paramedicine and increase physician interaction during paramedic training. Freedom House had all of those things, yet we have collectively forgotten. Freedom House isn't about being the first. It's about believing in the power of each individual to achieve success. It's about building a system of clinical excellence and responsibility to the public. The original Freedom House paramedics became known for their advanced medical care, but to those they treated, they were known for their compassion and commitment to public service.
authors.affiliation: City College of Francisco Paramedic Program, USA. mcorry@ccsf.edu
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corry
authors.forename: Casey
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Keyes
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Page
mesh_terms: D000552:Ambulances; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008910:Minnesota; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010414:Pennsylvania