Kevin Ferrarotti, Hartford HealthCare’s EMS System Director, presented the Medical Director Clinical Excellence Award to the eight first responders who worked to save Adam Ritchotte’s life on March 7 when he suffered a near-fatal knife wound while working at Salem Prime Cuts.
Ferrarotti made the certificate presentations at the Gardner Lake Firehouse on Thursday, May 20, as part of a reunion of sorts of all those involved in saving Adam’s life that day.
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“This is the first time this award has been given in the East Region,” Ferrarotti said. “It is given when the level of care provided goes above and beyond.”
The awards were presented to:
- Charles Weinsteiger, American Ambulance paramedic.
- Patrick Gauthier, American Ambulance paramedic.
- Ronald Prezch Jr., Gardner Lake firefighter/EMT.
- Cheryl Philopena, Gardner Lake EMT.
- Ben Mattingly Gardner Lake firefighter/EMT.
- Stephanie Philopena, Gardner Lake EMT.
- Deborah Cadwell, Gardner Lake EMT.
- Alex Blais, Gardner Lake firefighter/EMT.
- Kevin Fifield, Gardner Lake firefighter/EMT.
Pictured above, with patient Adam Ritchotte (fourth from right) and his co-worker Sean Kelley (third from right), from left, Stephanie Philopena, Gardner Lake EMT; Ben Mattingly, Gardner Lake firefighter and EMT; Cheryl Philopena, Gardner Lake EMT; Deborah Cadwell, Gardner Lake EMT; Charles Weinsteiger, American Ambulance paramedic; and Patrick Gauthier, American Ambulance Paramedic.
