Tidewater EMS Council

Sunday, 19 May 2019

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Sentara Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance moves to the roof, adopts IFR routes

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.

“It’s safer for us and the public to take off and land from the roof,” says Denise Baylous, program manager and flight nurse. “The ground pad is flanked by the hospital and a medical office building which creates a swirling effect that buffets the helicopter on windy days.”

Deadline Extended until May 20, 2019 - It’s time to submit your nominations for the 2019 Tidewater EMS Council Regional EMS Awards!

Deadline extended until 5 pm on Monday, May 20, 2019! Nominate TODAY!

This year you can submit your nomination in full, to include a photograph and supporting documentation, online! Last year we had nominations for every category and all regional winners advance to the Governor’s EMS Awards presented in November at the Virginia EMS Symposium! Two of our Regional Award winners, Dr. Kelli England Will from CHKD and Daniel Norville from Norfolk Fire-Rescue, won the Governor’s EMS Award in their respective categories. We are hoping for the same representation this year at Symposium with nominations for all 12 Regional Award categories!

Stephanie Hackett to serve as the HRMMRS Program Coordinator

Dear Healthcare Community,

The Tidewater Emergency Medical Services Council takes great pleasure in announcing that we have selected Stephanie M. Hackett to serve as the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Medical Response System (HRMMRS) Program Coordinator.

Michelle Cowling to serve as the Eastern Regional Healthcare Preparedness Coordinator for the EVHC

Dear Healthcare Community,

The Tidewater Emergency Medical Services Council takes great pleasure in announcing that we have selected S. Michelle Cowling to serve as the Eastern Regional Healthcare Preparedness Coordinator for the Eastern Virginia Healthcare Coalition (EVHC).

Sentara Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance begins IFR operations

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.