National EMS Week is May 19-25, 2019. This week is dedicated to all those individuals committed to providing emergency medical services (EMS) that include dispatchers, first responders, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), emergency nurses and emergency physicians.
In appreciation of the EMS providers in the county the Westchester Regional EMS Council will be hosted an award ceremony on May 23, 2019 at Purchase College, Purchase, NY.
Gathered at this event will be hundreds of EMS providers, support personnel and their families that will be recognized for their efforts in saving countless lives. Please join us in congratulating all the individuals and agencies that support the EMS system in Westchester along with those who will be receiving special recognitions.
We salute all the 2018 Westchester Regional Emergency Medical Services Council Award Recipients.
| Award |
Recipient |
| BLS Provider of the Year |
Julia Gallagher |
| ALS Provider of the Year | Christopher Lanza |
| EMS Agency of the Year | Yonkers Fire Department |
| EMS Communications Specialist of the Year |
Anthony Sinapi |
| Physician of Excellence | Dr. Raffaele Milizia |
| EMS Leadership Award | David Raizen - Scarsdale VAC |
| EMS Educator of Excellence |
Guy Peifer |
| EMS Volunteer of the Year | Maxwell Goldberg |
| Civilian Award | Christina Cafarelli, Marty Engelhardt, Carl Gonsalves, Joon Kang, John Kearns, and Peter Snyder |
| EMS Quality | Richard Straub |
| Youth Provider of the Year | Thomas McAdam |
| Registered Professioal Nurse of Excellence | Philip Dinkler |
| Chairman's Award | Scarsdale VAC |