Wednesday, 29 January 2020
It is with great pleasure we recognize Judith A. Shuck for 15 years of service, loyalty, and dedication to the Tidewater EMS Council and partner programs; Hampton Roads Metropolitan Medical Response System and Eastern Virginia Healthcare Coalition. Thank you for your many valuable contributions, which have played an integral role in our success.
Read more: 2020 Diversity Workshop
During a beautiful afternoon at Harbor Park in Norfolk on June 16, 2019, the Tidewater EMS Council presented ten regional EMS awards and a special lifetime achievement award. The awards presentation was part of the council's annual EMS family day at the ballpark attended by some 400 responders, dispatchers, emergency department staff and their families.
Read more: Tidewater EMS Council announces 2019 regional EMS award winners
There has been a few incidents with certain nasal airways getting dislodged and causing blockages. Please click the links below to see the SBAR from Sentara and a PDF poster that was created regarding this issue. Feel free to distribute as you see fit.
Sentara Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance transitioned from its original ground helipad at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital to a rooftop array 296 feet above grade
on May 1, 2019. The new rooftop site includes a 45’ x 45’ pad exclusively for Nightingale and an adjacent 65’ x 65’ pad for other air ambulances in the region and U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy helicopters, which called at the hospital 21 times in 2018.
Read more: Sentara Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance moves to the roof, adopts IFR routes
| Spring RSAF Grant Cycle Opens Sat Feb 01 @12:00AM |
| EMS Medical Operations Committee - TEMS Wed Feb 12 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| TEMS Quarterly Drug/IV Box Inventory Wed Mar 18 @ 4:30PM - 04:31PM |
| EMS Medical Operations Committee - TEMS Wed Apr 08 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| EMS Medical Operations Committee - TEMS Wed Jun 10 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| TEMS Quarterly Drug/IV Box Inventory Wed Jun 17 @ 4:30PM - 04:31PM |
| Slap the Cap! The Comprehensive Capnography Course Wed Feb 05 @ 6:00PM - 10:00PM |
| Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Sat Feb 08 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM |
| Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Sun Feb 09 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM |
| PHTLS Course Sat Feb 15 @ 9:00AM - 05:00PM |
| PHTLS Course Sun Feb 16 @ 9:00AM - 05:00PM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Tue Feb 25 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Wed Feb 26 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Thu Feb 27 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| Consolidated Testing at Norfolk Fire-Rescue Training Center Wed Mar 18 @ 6:00PM - 10:00PM |
| NIMS ICS 400 Wed Apr 29 @ 9:00AM - 05:00PM |
