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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center honors fi rst responders
PHOTOS BY DEAN MOSES
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center honored
New York City’s fi rst responders
with a special awards ceremony during
its 128th Anniversary Rainbow Ball at the
Queens Museum on Saturday.
“We have a close relationship with our
emergency response partners. Th ey work
hand-in-hand, every day with our Trauma
Service and Emergency Department nurses
and doctors. Jamaica hospital is proud
to honor these courageous individuals
and show appreciation for their life-saving
eff orts,” said Bruce J. Flanz, the hospital’s
president and CEO.
Among those honored were members
of: NYPD Patrol Borough Queens South;
FDNY Division 13; FDNY EMS Division
4; and paramedics from the hospital’s
Pre-Hospital Care Department. NYPD
Chief David Barrere, FDNY Commander
Jim DiDomenico and EMS Chief Nancy
Gilligan accepted plaques of appreciation
on behalf of their respective units.
Bruce J. Flanz, president and CEO of Jamaica
Hospital Medical Center.
FDNY Commander Jim DiDomenico.
Mark Marino, director of Pre-Hospital Care at
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.
Queens South Assistant Chief David Barrere.
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