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The first motorized ambulance is brought into service at the Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.

1899

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The hospital, which was created to serve marginalized and poor communities, opened in 1881 with a bequest from a Jewish immigrant.

In 1899, they introduce the first motorized ambulance service in the U.S.