Tuesday, 22 January 2019
Nightingale's first operational flight under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) from Sentara Norfolk General Hospital to Sentara Albemarle Medical Center in Elizabeth City took place in cloudy weather on Thursday, January 3rd, 2019. A vascular patient with an aortic alert was safely transferred to Sentara Norfolk General.
Read more: Sentara Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance begins IFR operations
The Financial Assistance for Emergency Medical Services Grants Program, known as the Rescue Squad Assistance Fund (RSAF) Grant Program, is a multi-million dollar grant program for Virginia non-profit EMS agencies and organizations. The Spring 2019 grant cycle opens February 1, 2019, and the deadline for grant applications is March 15, 2019.
Smithfield- The church area of Harvest Fellowship Baptist Church was filled with volunteers and church members on Saturday, 11/17/18 as they got ready for an active shooter training drill session.
Sentara Norfolk General is in the process of a phased renumbering plan for patient rooms and phone numbers in many areas of the hospital. As a result, The Emergency Department will receive new phone numbers.
The Virginia EMS Scholarship Program will officially launch on October 17, 2018 at 12:01 AM. Yesterday evening, we notified all students who were enrolled in an eligible Virginia approved initial certification program from July 1, 2018 through October 15, 2018 to make them aware of their potential eligibility for the new scholarship program.
| CISM Team Meeting Mon Feb 04 @ 6:00PM - 08:00PM |
| EMS Medical Operations Committee - TEMS Wed Feb 13 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| Office Closed - Washington Day Mon Feb 18 @12:00AM |
| Medical Directors Meeting Tue Mar 12 @12:00PM - 01:00PM |
| Board Of Directors Meeting Thu Mar 14 @ 6:00PM - 08:00PM |
| TEMS Quarterly Drug/IV Box Inventory Wed Mar 20 @ 4:30PM - 04:31PM |
| EMS Medical Operations Committee - TEMS Wed Apr 10 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| CISM Team Meeting Mon May 06 @ 6:00PM - 08:00PM |
| Office Closed - Memorial Day Mon May 27 @12:00AM |
| EMS Medical Operations Committee - TEMS Wed Jun 12 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| Consolidated Testing @ NFR 01/23/19 Wed Jan 23 @ 6:00PM - 09:00PM |
| Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Course - Duty to Act Sat Feb 09 @ 9:00AM - 05:00PM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Wed Feb 20 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Thu Feb 21 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Sat Feb 23 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM |
| Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Sun Feb 24 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM |
| Consolidated Testing @ NFR 03/27/2019 Wed Mar 27 @ 6:00PM - 09:00PM |
| NIMS ICS 400 Wed Apr 24 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| NIMS ICS 400 Thu Apr 25 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| Consolidated Testing @NFR 05/22/2019 Wed May 22 @ 6:00PM - 09:00PM |
