Nancy Caroline

Nancy Caroline
Born(1944-06-27)June 27, 1944
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
DiedDecember 12, 2002(2002-12-12) (aged 58)
NationalityAmerican, Israeli
OccupationPhysician
Known forEmergency Medical Services

Nancy Lee Caroline (June 27, 1944 – December 12, 2002) was an American physician and writer who worked in emergency medical services (EMS). She was medical director of Freedom House, an emergency ambulance service that assisted underserved populations in Pittsburgh in the 1960s and 1970s. She was also the first medical director of Magen David Adom, Israel's Red Cross Society, and was later called "Israel's Mother Teresa" by colleagues.[1]

  1. ^ Srikameswaran, Anita (December 21, 2002). "Obituary: Dr. Nancy Caroline / A leader in preparing nonphysicians to provide emergency medical care". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 14, 2016.