* The deadline for award submission is APRIL 15, 2024 at close of business (5:00 PM).

Good morning TEMS Regional Partners,

The Tidewater EMS Council is accepting nominations to Recognize Excellence in Emergency Medical Services. TEMS is asking you to distribute this information throughout your respective agencies and with your healthcare partners to include: Tele-communicators, Nurses, Operational Medical Directors, Health and Safety staff, and Children’s advocates. Part of our mission in in providing a regional EMS delivery system, is to recognize those individuals, groups and organizations that Strive for Excellence in providing patient care. That starts with the “Call for Help” through “Full Recovery” from illness or injury. It is a “continuum” of healthcare.

Regional EMS Award for Excellence in EMS

Regional EMS Award for Innovation in EMS

Regional EMS Award for Nurse with Outstanding Contribution to EMS

Regional EMS Award for Outstanding Contribution to EMS by a High School Senior or GED Recipient

Regional EMS Award for Outstanding Contribution to EMS Health & Safety

Regional EMS Award for Outstanding EMS Leadership

Regional EMS Award for Outstanding EMS Agency

Regional EMS Award for Outstanding Contribution to EMS for Children

Regional EMS Award for Outstanding Prehospital Educator

Regional EMS Award for Outstanding EMS Prehospital Provider

Regional EMS Award for Outstanding EMS Tele-communicator

Regional EMS Award for Physician with Outstanding Contribution to EMS

Regional EMS Award for Outstanding Contribution to EMS Emergency Preparedness and Response

TEMS Regional Awards Ceremony is integrated into the 2024 Tidewater Healthcare Expo. The Expo will be held May 14-19, 2024 with the awards ceremony being held on Friday, May 17, 2024, 7:00 pm at the Delta Hotels by Marriott-Chesapeake. As a semi-formal dinner, nominees and award winners have the opportunity to invite their families to share in being recognized as some of the BEST in the region. TEMS also believes we have the BEST agencies and providers in the state. The award winners from the TEMS Regional Awards Ceremony are submitted to the Virginia Office of EMS, as are award winners from the other 10 EMS Councils. The Virginia Office of EMS then selects a winner from each of the 13 categories to be recognized as a Governor’s EMS Award winner!

Lastly, the Tidewater EMS Council also recognizes lifetime achievement:

Lifetime Achievement Award

Criteria: An individual who has given twenty-five (25) or more years of direct service to the field of emergency medical services and who has demonstrated an exceedingly high level of vision, commitment and dedication to the EMS system throughout this time.

Eligibility: Any individual serving or has served as an EMS provider, EMS physician, ED nurse, EMS tele-communicator, EMS administrator, EMS educator, or any other first responder or individual who is described in the criteria.

Past Recipients: Edward Brazle (2023), Hollye Carpenter (2022), Dan Norville (2021), Dennis Keane (2020), Jim Hoffler (2020), Dominador Fermil (2019), Jim Chandler (2018), and Melvin Smith (2017).

We are asking that you carefully consider submitting nominations with substantial detail and photos that reflects the great work being accomplished in our region by YOUR providers! Please use the following link to submit your nominations: https://tidewaterems.org/programs/regional-ems-awards/nominations/. TEMS is asking that each nomination include multiple pictures (three to six) with each submission.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me via my contact information below.

Best regards, David