Assemblyman Colin Schmitt (R,C,I,Ref-New Windsor) hosted members up in Albany last week who were involved with the life-saving rescue of 4 year old New Windsor resident, Joey Federico to honor their heroic acts.

On May 2 the New Windsor Ambulance and New Windsor police were dispatched for an unresponsive and vomiting child. Upon arrival to the residence, the ambulance members and police officers found Joey Federico on the floor blue, lifeless, and not breathing. It was the quick decisions and teamwork by the dispatch, ambulance and police that got Joey rushed off to the hospital and into the care of Dr. Garcia-Rybkin, where it was discovered that Joey had suffered from a massive brain aneurysm. Joey eventually ended up at Westchester Medical and had an operation that ultimately saved his life.

If it wasn’t for the quick and alert action and decision making from all the members involved that day, Joey Federico would not have survived that day. The New Windsor Police Department members involved are Sergeant Matthew Frankl, Officer Jeff Caldara, Detective Francis Pierri, Dispatcher Jill Nye and Dispatcher William Howles. The New Windsor Ambulance members involved are Chief Michael Bigg, Captain John Seymour, EMT Monica Duarte. The St. Luke’s doctor whose care Joey was under is Dr. Michelle Garcia-Rybkin. This is an amazing story of how a community came together to save a life. It was the teamwork and decision making of each party involved that saved Joey Federico’s life.