Legendary EMT and ambulance dispatcher retires after 58 years

Legendary EMT and ambulance dispatcher retires after 58 years

Asked to name the most transformative innovation impacting the quality of emergency medical services, Gordon Anderson is quick to respond: 911. He ought to know. His career predates San Diego’s emergency phone system by a solid 15 years. Celebrating his retirement from American Medical Response with friends and family at La Mesa’s VFW hall Friday afternoon, Gordon recalled that things were very different when he started working for Ballard’s Amb…