In 2024, Pittsburgh's EMS Chief Amera Gilchrist launched a no-cost, job-guaranteeing Freedom House EMT Training Academy to diversify EMS and help underserved communities.

In 2024, Pittsburgh's EMS Chief, Amera Gilchrist, launched the Freedom House EMT Training Academy, a no-cost program paying recruits during their training and offering jobs upon completion. The program aims to diversify the emergency medical services field and to help underserved communities. The academy is named after the Freedom House Ambulance Service, the first national emergency medical service using paramedics with advanced medical training.

February 02, 2024
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