The Suffolk County Legislature created an annual recognition program so that each legislator would designate a Healthcare Hero from his or her legislative district to acknowledge their work as a frontline healthcare worker and their service to the community.
Legislator Trotta names Captain Ann Marie Murray of Kings Park as his district’s Healthcare Hero for 2022. Captain Murray is married and the mother of three children. She works a s a surgical coordinator for a prosthetics company. Since 2018, she has been involved with the Kings Park Fire Department Company 5. Murray became Captain in 2020. She also completed the University of NY-Suffolk County Fire Academy and EMS Officer and Leadership Training programs.
As a volunteer, Captain Ann Marie Murray responded to 668-amubulance requests last year during COVID-19 and this year to date, has had 240 calls. In 2020, she received the Department’s Chief’s Award. “Captain Ann Marie Murray has been tireless in her efforts and performance. She has clearly demonstrated that she had dedicated herself to serving the emergency medical care needs of the community,” said Suffolk County Legislator Rob Trotta. “I have seen her in action at more than a half dozen ambulance calls – at my parent’s home, my neighbor’s house, my house and back to my parent’s home on multiple calls – I can’t think of a better and more deserving person,” added Trotta.