In 1969, Dr. Leonard Cobb and Seattle Fire Chief Gordon Vickery initiated a program to test two questions. Is it possible to save the lives of critically ill patients outside of a hospital? And, can we train non-physicians to provide advanced care under the remote direction of a physician? Within two years, they showed that the answer to both questions was “yes,” and Medic One became a permanent community service.
For more than four decades, the Medic One Foundation has provided the primary support for the research and paramedic training behind our Medic One emergency medical response system. In that time, Medic One’s reputation for innovation and excellence in pre-hospital emergency care has grown worldwide, and thousands of survivors in the Puget Sound area have become living proof of a remarkable, focused vision.
Medic One is an International Model
The Medic One Guest Book includes the names of people from all over the globe. Representatives from the following states, provinces, and nations have visited Medic One to learn what makes the program so successful.
North American Visitors:
| Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Connecticut Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Louisiana |
Maine Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Montana New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma |
Oregon Pennsylvania Texas Washington D.C. Wisconsin British Columbia Ontario Quebec Saskatchewan |
International Visitors:
| Armenia Argentina Australia Austria Brazil China Denmark England Finland France Germany |
Hungary India Ireland Israel Italy Japan Netherlands New Zealand Poland Romania Russia |
Saudi Arabia Scotland South Africa Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Turkey Venezuela Virgin Islands Wales |
