Mineola, NY – On October 17th, student Haeleigh Ortiz passed out on the floor of the gym locker room at Levittown’s Division Avenue High School. Her friend ran to get nurses Patty Leavy and Debbi Larkin, who rushed to the scene to find Haeleigh unresponsive and with no pulse. Physical education teacher Brian Maloney rushed into the locker room with an AED to assist the nurses in resuscitating Haeleigh, and school psychologist Doctor Thomas Tuchiano, performed chest compressions on her. Unbeknownst to everyone, including Haeleigh, she suffered from a rare heart disease. Despite that, these 4 faculty members saved her life.
Legislator John Ferretti from Levittown will be honoring the 4 faculty members during his Point of Personal Privilege at the beginning of today’s Legislature session.
