Pocono Medical Center and the Trapasso family introduce "I Need A Hero," a dinner dance event to honor local EMS providers from 6 to 10 p.m. April 1 at Desaki Restaurant in Swiftwater.

I Need A Hero celebrates and honors local EMS providers and all that they do for our community through their extraordinary work.The honorees arefBushkill EMS, Pocono Mountain Regional, Suburban EMS, and West End Community Ambulance.To purchase tickets for the event call 570-476-3531 or email

DDuBois@poconomedicalcenter.org. RSVP for the event is March 25.