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FOUR CATALDO EMPLOYEES HONORED AT EMS REGION IV AWARDS
On October 25th, the Metropolitan Boston Emergency Medical Services Council held their Seventh Annual Awards banquet acknowledging individuals and organizations that have made a positive contribution to the field of EMS within Region IV. Awards were presented in seventeen categories to area healthcare professionals and organizations. Among those seventeen award recipients, four Cataldo Ambulance employees were presented awards for exhibiting excellence in the field of Emergency Services.

Two members of Cataldo Ambulance received the award for Outstanding Team Response for saving the life of a Chelsea man who suffered a heart attack at a football field in mid July. Cataldo’s Pedro Gonzalez and Jennifer Casalini received the Outstanding Team Response Award, an award presented to a team of responders who demonstrate a professional and highly team-oriented approach to patient care during an extremely severe medical emergency. During this call, the patient, who complained of chest pain quickly became unresponsive to verbal stimuli and went into cardiac arrest. The crew worked diligently to bring the patient back from cardiac arrest for 13 minutes in which they finally were successful in getting a pulse and transporting the patient to the Emergency Department alive. As Cataldo’s Director of Clinical Services and Education, Jeff Stewart noted, “this call demonstrates solid knowledge and application of patient care standards, fantastic professional skills by maintaining level heads and managing a complicated arrest and in this case … an outstanding result.” The patient came to Cataldo Ambulance Service on September 5th with no deficits and fully ambulatory to thank the crew for saving his life.

In addition, the MBEMSC awarded Dawn Marie Nasuti the Telecommunicator of the year award. This award is presented to a telecommunicator who performs meritorious service above and beyond the expectations of the profession. As Cataldo’s Director of Communications noted, “Dawn is nominated not for a single event but rather her continuous exemplary performance as a dispatcher, call taker and training officer in our communications center.” Gina Wakelin, a supervisor at Cataldo, also received the Region IV EMS Supervisor Award which is presented to a medically trained EMS Supervisor who performs above and beyond the call of duty.

Cataldo Ambulance Service remains one of the most respected family owned providers of medical transportation in the Northeast. Since 1977, Cataldo Ambulance Service, Inc., has continually distinguished itself as a leader in providing routine and emergency medical services. As the needs of the community and the patient change, Cataldo continues to introduce innovative programs to ensure the highest level of care is available to everyone in their service areas. For more information, please visit Cataldo Ambulance Service, Inc., at www.cataldoambulance.com.