Dispatcher Who Helped Deliver Naugatuck Twins To Be Honored

NAUGATUCK, CT — A 911 dispatcher who walked two parents through the unexpected early delivery of their newborn twins is set to be honored this week by Waterbury Hospital.

According to a news release, the Waterbury HEALTH EMS Awards Banquet will be held Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the hospital's Bizzozero Conference Room on the fourth floor.

The dispatcher, Sean Cloney, will be honored for his efforts the night a Naugatuck father was summoned by his pregnant wife and asked to call 911 for the unexpected early birth of their twins.

Once Cloney answered the call, he calmly walked the father and mother through the process of delivering their first baby and preparing for the imminent delivery of the second baby. At one point during the call, Cloney instructed the father to use his shoelace to tie the umbilical cord, according to Waterbury HEALTH.

Cloney also concurrently alerted Naugatuck EMS about the situation, who arrived in time to assist the parents with the delivery of the second baby and took over care of the first. Both babies and their mother were taken to Waterbury Hospital for further care, according to Waterbury HEALTH.

Also set to be honored Wednesday is Waterbury resident and paramedic William Boucher, who has served on city ambulances for over 47 years. He is one of the state's longest serving paramedics and is credited with saving countless lives and mentoring hundreds of EMS personnel throughout Connecticut and beyond, according to Waterbury HEALTH.

EMS personnel and firefighters from Beacon Falls, Naugatuck, Waterbury, Woodbury, Watertown, Bethlehem, Southbury and Litchfield will also be recognized for excellence during the awards dinner.

According to Waterbury HEALTH, May 21-27 is National EMS Week and Waterbury Hospital is holding activities at the hospital and throughout the community to honor first responders, including the awards banquet.

Waterbury Hospital CEO Justin Lundbye said the facility was proud to honor the vital contributions and hard work of first responders.

"First responders are often the first line of care and serve as an essential link between our patients and the doctors and nurses in the emergency room," Lundbye said in a news release. "They truly are heroes in their communities and, along with hospital and other frontline workers, have worked long hours during the COVID-19 pandemic doing what they do best: saving lives."