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Prime Stage presents The Freedom House Ambulance Service: Putting Local History on the Stage

Join playwright L.E. McCullough of Prime Stage Theatre for the riveting story of Freedom House Ambulance Service, America’s first mobile EMS, created in Pittsburgh’s Hill District in 1967 – and a discussion of his new play Freedom House: Giving Life a Second Chance, running Jan. 23-Feb. 1, 2026 at New Hazlett Theater on Pittsburgh’s North Side.

Against odds and adversity, the Black men of Freedom House saved countless lives while inventing an entirely new field of treatment that changed the world of emergency medicine.

January 12, 2026 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
300 Beechwood Avenue
Carnegie, PA 15106

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History Matters - Freedom House: Giving Life a Second Chance

Did you watch The Pitt last season? Did you see the episode where the residents learn about the Freedom House Ambulance Service? Come learn the real story about what is considered America's First Mobile Emergency Medical Unit. Created in 1967 in Pittsburgh's Hill District.

January 16, 2025 | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Shaler North Hills Library
1822 Mt Royal Boulevard
Glenshaw, PA 15116

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