On Friday, November 13th, 2009, the 11th Annual EMS Awards Dinner was held in Atlantic City. This year’s EMS Awards Dinner was attended by over 700 individuals as well as webcasted live.The Office of EMS would like to acknowledge all of the Nominees who have shined in the field of Emergency Medical Services. Below is a list of this year's Award Recipients.
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Director’s Award Debra Bell Henry Cortacans Kelly Hauler Steven Pawlak Harrison Fire Department Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Jersey City Medical Center EMS KearnyEMS McCabe Ambulance MONOC North Bergen EMS Union City EMS Weehawken Volunteer First AidSquad
West New York EMS
Outstanding Career Lifetime Achievement Susan Holohan
Outstanding Volunteer Lifetime Achievement
Dorothy Fean
Outstanding ALS Provider James Hutchinson Outstanding Career EMT-B Mario Piumelli
Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen
Angelica Mercado
Eddie Valente
Sergio Valente
Outstanding EMS Action by a Youth Jamie Doyle Tim Hunter David Schiavo Gabielle Schiavo
Alexandra Smith
Outstanding EMS Administrator
Michael Bascom
Outstanding EMS Call
Joseph Burlew, Jr.
(McCabe Ambulance Service)
Michael Daly
(City of Bayonne Fire Department)
Joseph Heaney
(Bayonne Police Department)
Thomas Kelly
(McCabe Ambulance Service)
Outstanding EMS Dispatcher Peter Danzo Outstanding EMS Educator Virginia Burke
Phyllis Woestemeyer
Outstanding EMS Physician Dr. Rick Hong Outstanding First Responder Officer Toni Lynne Carbone (Tuckerton Police Department)