EMS Volunteers Honored for Lifesaving Work

The Hudson Valley Regional EMS Council has honored three Rockland residents and a local ambulance corps for going above and beyond the call of duty as emergency medical service first responders.

"We are very proud of our honorees, people who put their lives on the line daily to save others," said Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef. "And this is a particularly special year, because the first-ever Youth Provider Award has been given to a Rockland County resident, a young man who will serve as a shining example to others of volunteerism and community spirit."

Vanderhoef honored each recipient with a plaque commemorating their accomplishment. The New York State Department of Health's EMS Bureau sets the criteria for the annual awards.

Agency of the Year:  Spring Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Spring Valley.

Registered Professional Nurse of Excellence: Teresa Sullivan, Piermont, a volunteer with the Piermont Fire Department EMS, affiliated with Nyack Hospital Emergency Room and Good Samaritan Hospital.

EMS Communications Specialist of the Year: Teresa Hamilton, West Haverstraw, Haverstraw Police Department Dispatcher; Volunteer with Haverstraw Ambulance Corps, Inc., EMT, Driver, Dispatcher with Rockland County 44 Control.

Youth Provider of the Year: Jonathan Eshbach, West Haverstraw, Youth Member of Haverstraw Volunteer Ambulance Corps Youth Squad, and Rockland Paramedic Services, Nanuet.