• markstos@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    IIRC, The first ambulance for Reid Hospital was donated by a cycling club, the League of American Wheelman. This was around 1905.

    Why cyclists? They had been the ones advocating for better road conditions at the time.

    A number of hospitals still run as non-profits and accept donations.