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Franklin County 911 Dispatcher Receives ‘Stork Award’ For Prehospital Delivery

Emergency Services

April 17, 2025

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – The Franklin County Commissioners joined the Emergency Health Services Federation (EHSF) in recognizing Franklin County Department of Emergency Services 911 telecommunicator Bethani Mummert for her recent role in the birth of a new Franklin County resident. 

Also known as a “stork award,” the EHSF Prehospital Delivery Commendation is presented to a certified emergency medical service (EMS) provider who assisted in the delivery of a baby in the field. To be eligible for this award, EMS personnel must deliver a baby before arriving at a hospital and must have participated in assisting with patient care during the birth. 

On Feb. 24, Mummert answered a 911 call for a Hamilton Township woman in active labor. Through her quick response and by using various forms of training and protocol instructions, Mummert promptly dispatched appropriate EMS resources to the caller’s location and successfully instructed the caller through a prehospital delivery of a baby girl. 

“When a 911 telecommunicator answers a call, they never know what kind of emergency is waiting for them on the other end. Luckily this call had a happy ending and it’s always a good day when we can welcome a new Franklin County resident into the world,” said Franklin County Commissioner Chairman Dean Horst. “We are always impressed by the professionalism and calm demeanor our dispatchers like Bethani display during the most stressful of situations, and we couldn’t be prouder of the work they do each and every day.” 

Mummert has been a dispatcher for 12 years and joined Franklin County as a part-time telecommunicator in March 2023. The February prehospital delivery was her first as a Franklin County employee, but her second in just three months’ time; she also coordinated a pre-hospital delivery as a dispatcher in Washington County, Maryland, on Nov. 24.