Thursday, 21 September 2017
During their meeting on March 9, the Tidewater EMS Council Board of Directors approved a new regional EMS performance improvement plan which changes the council’s overall PI committee structure and sets new PI goals. The new plan, recommended by PI stakeholders in the region, elevates the committee so that it reports directly to the Board of Directors.
Read more: Board adopts revised EMS performance improvement structure
On March 9, 2017 the Tidewater Emergency Medical Services Council Board of Directors held biennial elections for all directors, officers and executive committee members. While many incumbents were reelected, four new directors join the board effective April 1.
Stewart W. Martin, MD was re-elected board president. Dr. Martin, representing the city of Virginia Beach, has served on the TEMS board since 1993 including ten terms as president. Martin is board certified in emergency medicine and hyperbaric and undersea medicine. He also serves as medical director for the Virginia Beach Department of Emergency Medical Services and all of its volunteer rescue squads.
Sentara Nightingale has flown more than 20,000 accident-free missions since its first flight on February 25, 1982. A flying ICU, Nightingale’s flight nurses and paramedics provide hospital-grade care while speeding critically ill and injured patients to the Level I trauma and tertiary referral center at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Read more: Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance Celebrates 35th Anniversary
Kent “Curly” Jules Weber passed away February 24, 2017. He was predeceased by his wife Mary Amelia Weber and survived by his son, Gregg Weber (Kathy), granddaughter Megan Duke (Cory), great-grand-daughter Addison, brother Don Weber (Pat), Grace Maskell (Rich) and numerous nieces and nephews.
Read more: Kent J. Weber, TEMS founding executive director, dies at 94
January 27, 2017 - Today the Tidewater Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Council announced immediate availability of the regional EMS protocol training videos, enabling EMS providers and agencies to begin the rollout process of the 12th edition of the regional protocols. The protocols and training videos are available 24/7 at www.tidewaterems.org/protocols.
| EMS Medical Operations Committee & RSAF Grading - TEMS Wed Oct 11 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| CISM Team Meeting Mon Nov 06 @ 6:00PM - |
| Joint PEMS & TEMS OMD Committee Meeting Wed Dec 06 @12:00PM - 04:00PM |
| EMS Medical Operations Committee - TEMS Wed Dec 13 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| Board of Directors - TEMS Thu Dec 14 @ 6:00PM - 08:00PM |
| TEMS Quarterly Drug/IV Box Inventory Wed Dec 20 @ 4:30PM - 04:31PM |
| EMS Medical Operations Committee - TEMS Wed Feb 14 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| OMD Committee Meeting Wed Mar 07 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Sat Sep 23 @ 8:00AM - 04:00PM |
| Basic Life Support Sat Sep 23 @ 9:30AM - 01:30PM |
| Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Sun Sep 24 @ 8:00AM - 04:00PM |
| PALS Update Mon Sep 25 @ 9:00AM - 04:00PM |
| ACLS Update Tue Sep 26 @ 9:00AM - 04:00PM |
| Consolidated Testing @EVMS 09/26/2017 Tue Sep 26 @ 6:00PM - |
| Advanced Designated Officer Course Thu Sep 28 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM |
| Basic Life Support Thu Sep 28 @ 9:30AM - 01:30PM |
| Annual Infection Control Update Thu Sep 28 @ 7:00PM - 09:00PM |
| Basic Designated Officer Course Fri Sep 29 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM |
