Sunstar Paramedics employee receives prestigious EMS award

February 26, 2020

Morroni Awards 2020

Sunstar Paramedics employee James La Femina received the John Morroni Award for Excellence at the annual ceremony honoring public safety professionals.

James was recognized for his heroic efforts in saving a participant in a swim event at Pinellas County Park on Sand Key.  According to a bystander, the patient collapsed shortly after the swim event.  James was close by and immediately responded, identifying that the patient had suffered a cardiac arrest event.  James acted immediately using bystander CPR, activating the 911 system and providing advanced level care.  A few days later the 61-year-old male walked away from the hospital without major lasting effects.

James began his career in EMS as an EMT in 2010.  He is currently an assistant operations supervisor with Sunstar where he has been part of the team since 2012.  He completed paramedic school in 2014 and continued his education becoming a critical care paramedic using his skills to transport high acuity patients within the Pinellas healthcare system.

The Morroni Award of Excellence in EMS is presented annually to EMS professionals who display exceptional dedication above and beyond the call of duty.  More than 500 people attended the dinner on February 15th at the Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park.

more articles like this

SUNSTAR PARAMEDICS EARNS AWARD FOR DISPATCH EXCELLENCE

Largo, FL (08/29/2024) — Sunstar Paramedics has been recognized by The International Academies of Emergency Dispatch® (IAEDTM) as an Accredited Center of Excellence (ACE) for emergency medical dispatching. Sunstar Paramedics was the 34th Medical ACE in the world and...

read more

Wunderlin & Mobayed Receive 2024 Star of Life Awards

Today January 23rd, the Florida Ambulance Association held their 2024 Stars of Life event. The Stars of Life spotlight our EMS workers who save, sustain, and touch lives daily. This year, Sunstar was proud to have two of us recognized for their work in EMS. Assistant...

read more

2024 Osteopathic Society Award Ceremony

On January 19th, the Osteopathic Society recognized the hard work and dedication of our first responders who serve our community every day. On this day, we celebrated one of our Supervisor/Paramedics, William Gay. William has been an invaluable member of the Sunstar...

read more