Village paramedics saved his life
BY GABE HERMAN
Lenox Health Greenwich Village came in for
some mixed reviews at a Community Board
2 public forum in May about the stand-alone
emergency department. But one grateful patient
recently thanked paramedics from the facility for
saving his life.
After Sam Swartz’s heart stopped on a scary day
in 2018, two paramedics were able to shock him
back to life while they were transporting him to
Lenox Health Greenwich Village, at Seventh Ave.
and W. 12th St. Swartz was one of six patients to
thank Northwell Health E.M.S. fi rst responders at
a Northwell Health Second Chance Luncheon on
May 22 at the company’s corporate headquarters in
New Hyde Park, Long Island.
Swartz thanked paramedics Sonny Hodge and
Christopher Foote, saying that he felt “very, very
lucky to have had this crew that day.” He added of
the paramedic pair, who brought him into the cardiac
catheterization lab for a procedure once they
reached Lenox Health, “I felt like we were all on the
same team that day: We were all on team ‘me.’”
Swartz has had three separate cardiac-related issues.
“One day, I’ll fi gure out how I survived these
events. But I know I couldn’t have done it without
you,” he told the paramedics.
Sam Swartz with life-saving paramedics Sonny Hedge, left, and Christopher Foote.
Lenox Health Greenwich Village opened fi ve
years ago at 30 Seventh Ave., between W. 12th and
13th Sts., across the street from the former St. Vincent’s
Hospital main campus. The hospital closed
in 2010.
The C.B. 2 Social Services Committee held a forum
two months ago to get community feedback
COURTESY NORTHWELL HEALTH
on the now fi ve-year-old freestanding emergency
department’s performance. Some local residents at
the forum described good experiences at the facility,
including with doctors and staff. Others, however,
voiced strong dissatisfaction on issues like
long waiting times to receive care and unexpectedly
costly bills.
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