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Westchester Medical Center Honors Emergency Workers

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Westchester Medical Center is honoring the work of EMTs, paramedics and first responders during National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week, which is being held May 17-23.

The week publicly recognizes the life-saving work provided by more than 750,000 emergency workers and the crucial role these individuals perform in pre-hospital emergency medical care to millions of Americans each year. Their dedication and commitment is highlighted in this year’s national EMS Week theme, “EMS STRONG.” 

“Whenever lives are at stake, Paramedics, EMT’s and first responders provide urgently needed medical care to residents and visitors throughout the Hudson Valley region,” said Dr. Jonathan Berkowitz, Medical Director, Regional Emergency Services, Inter-facility Transfer and Disaster Medicine at Westchester Medical Center. “The dedication, training and skills of our local EMS professionals can often mean the difference between life and death.”

EMS Week also features special events and forums that seek to educate the public as well as attract potential recruits interested in careers as public service professionals dedicated to saving lives.

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