Tidewater EMS Council, Inc.
Our Vision
The EMS system in the Tidewater region . . .
Will provide access for victims for injury and sudden illness via a universally available enhanced 9-1-1 emergency telephone system.
Will provide for dispatcher-provided telephone assistance (pre-arrival instructions) to callers with life-threatening emergencies.
Will provide for timely response of first responder and transportation personnel and vehicles through a system of predetermined minimum response intervals, monitoring and quality improvement.
Will provide for high-quality pre-hospital treatment of patients as a result of standardized basic life support training programs, accredited advanced life support educational and mentoring programs, standardized testing programs, frequent and timely continuing education programs, and quality improvement programs.
Will provide triage and transport, and transfer if necessary, of patients to the most appropriate facility based on predetermined universally accepted transport guidelines.
Will provide timely emergency department care with emergency physicians, emergency nurses and other support personnel and trauma care, when necessary, with personnel and resources associated with a designated trauma center.
Will provide communications system capabilities that enable EMS personnel to communicate with all other EMS personnel throughout the region, their dispatchers, all hospital emergency departments and other public safety personnel.
Will provide resources and capabilities in order to appropriately respond to and manage large disasters and mass casualty situations.
Will ensure EMS system viability and excellence through the effective use of state, local and private funding sources, research, medical direction and collaboration of all persons and agencies involved in the provision of emergency medical services.
Our Mission
The mission of the Tidewater EMS Council is to reduce morbidity and mortality by facilitating regional cooperation, planning and implementation of an integrated emergency medical services delivery system.
Revised 4/19/2007