Tidewater EMS Council

Monday, 18 February 2019

Latest News

It’s time to submit your nominations for the 2019 Tidewater EMS Council Regional EMS Awards!

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!

Operational Response to Hostile Events Seminar

Active Threat situations and other hostile events can take on many forms. Whether it is an individual charging a truck through a crowded street, alone perpetrator mowing down shoppers at a busy mall or a well-planned attack on an office complex, these hostile and mass-casualty incidents (MCIs) generate fear, bewilderment and disorder.

Accepting Applications for EVHC Medically Vulnerable Population Coordinator

The Tidewater EMS (TEMS) Council is accepting applications for the position of Eastern Virginia Healthcare Coalition Medically Vulnerable Population Coordinator until Monday, February 18, 2019, at midnight.

A complete application package must be submitted to be considered for the position.

President's Day - Office Closed

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Tidewater EMS Council will be closed on Monday, February 18, 2019, for Presidents Day.

We will reopen at 08:30 AM on Tuesday, February 19th.

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).