News from the Tidewater EMS Council, August 1, 2023  2023 TEMS Award Winners Press Release   Meetings and Events We have moved back to in-person meetings with limited virtual options.Please contact the office if you need information on these meetings/events.TEMS MOC Committee  - Wed Aug 9 Contact Valerie Vagts for more informationEducation and Training Committee Meeting - Wed Aug 16 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Contact David Keeler for more informationOffice Closed Holiday - Sept 4, ...Continue Reading

The application period for the Spring 2023 RSAF competitive matching grant cycle opens on Tuesday, August 01, 2023, and will close on Friday, September 15, 2023, at 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). OEMS will accept applications from nonprofit licensed EMS agencies and other Virginia EMS organizations pursuant to § 32.1-111.12 via the EMS Grant Information Funding Tool (E-GIFT). For additional OEMS information please click here RSAF Grant Info Application Deadline: September 15, 2023, at 5 p.m. E ...Continue Reading

TEMS is serving as a pass-through for the following information. TEMS has no additional information. Please contact the original sender for any questions or concerns. Thank you, Dave * *David Coulling, EMS Regional Field Coordinator*Tidewater EMS Council, Inc.**1104 Madison Plaza Suite 101**Chesapeake, VA  23320**Phone: 757-963-0632 x303**Fax: 757-963-2325**E-mail: **coulling@PROTECTED**Website: **www.tidewaterems.org**Click here to schedule a meeting*      &nb ...Continue Reading

For all EMS Field Personnel:To serve as a reminder, when you are exchanging an expiring (please do not let it get to an expired stage) med box please make these exchanges during normal business hours Monday through Friday at the pharmacy window.NOTE: If your pharmacy has a large number of boxes in a remote location, then the exchange may take place at that remote exchange if the time is short to return to service. Most pharmacies are short staff and the type of exchanges outside of the normal working hours of the p ...Continue Reading

TEMS is serving as a pass-through for the following information. TEMS has no additional information. Please contact the original sender for any questions or concerns. Thank you, Dave * *David Coulling, EMS Regional Field Coordinator*Tidewater EMS Council, Inc.**1104 Madison Plaza Suite 101**Chesapeake, VA  23320**Phone: 757-963-0632 x303**Fax: 757-963-2325**E-mail: **coulling@PROTECTED**Website: **www.tidewaterems.org**Click here to schedule a meeting*      &nb ...Continue Reading

TEMS is serving as a pass-through for the following information. TEMS has no additional information. Please contact the original sender for any questions or concerns.  Thank you, Dave * *Tidewater EMS Council, Inc.*1104 Madison Plaza Suite 101*Chesapeake, VA  23320*Phone: 757-963-0632 x303*Fax: 757-963-2325*E-mail: ***www.tidewaterems.org*     /Learn your trade, before you learn the tricks of the trade./ *From:* Greg Neiman <gregory.neiman@PROTECTED> ...Continue Reading

TEMS is serving as a pass-through for the following information. TEMS has no additional information.Please contact the original sender for any questions or concerns.  Thank you, Dave * *David Coulling, EMS Regional Field Coordinator*Tidewater EMS Council, Inc.**1104 Madison Plaza Suite 101**Chesapeake, VA  23320**Phone: 757-963-0632 x303**Fax: 757-963-2325**E-mail: **coulling@PROTECTED**Website: **www.tidewaterems.org**Click here to schedule a meeting*      &nb ...Continue Reading

 News from the Tidewater EMS Council, July 1, 2023  2023 TEMS Award Winners Press Release   Meetings and Events We have moved back to in-person meetings with limited virtual options.Please contact the office if you need information on these meetings/events.Office Closed Holiday - July 4, 2023TEMS Staff Working Remotely  - July 7, 2023 Please use email or phone to contact staffPI Committees  - Thur July 13 Contact Valerie Vagts for more information[*]09:00 – 10:00: PI Committee[*]1 ...Continue Reading

TEMS is serving as a pass-through for the following information. TEMS has no additional information.Please contact the original sender for any questions or concerns.  Thank you, Dave * *Tidewater EMS Council, Inc.*1104 Madison Plaza Suite 101*Chesapeake, VA  23320*Phone: 757-963-0632 x303*Fax: 757-963-2325*E-mail: ***www.tidewaterems.org*     /Learn your trade, before you learn the tricks of the trade./ *From:* Greg Neiman <gregory.neiman@PROTECTED> *Sent ...Continue Reading

*To all TEMS EMS Agencies and Field Providers:* HelloIt has come to the attention of the Tidewater EMS Council that some of the TEMS Red Drug Boxes have been stocked with Morphine Sulfate (MS) that is packaged differently. These may be left over from a previous shortage and a pharmacy was forced to use what they had on one hand.  We are still working on identifying the pharmacy that has stocked this packaging, but until we do please be prepared to use MS in this type of packaging.  Attached is a flye ...Continue Reading