November 20th 2025 EDT
WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER – November 20, 2025*_WVEMS Welcomes New Executive Director_*After an extensive search, the Western Virginia EMS Council (WVEMS) Board of Directors announces the appointment of the next Executive Director, Debbie Akers. This comes after the position was vacated earlier this year, when previous Executive Director, Steve Simon, stepped down to take on the role of Fire Chief for the City of Salem. Akers, who is originally from the New River Valley, previously worked for WVEMS from 2002 to 201 ...Continue Reading
November 18th 2025 EDT
WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER – November 18, 2025 *_Regional EMS Awards - Recognize Your Heroes! _**_Deadline to Nominate is December 12, 2025_*The time has come to open nominations for the 2025 WVEMS Regional EMS Awards and Scholarship! Click here for more information and to find the nomination forms; please email completed forms to wvawards@PROTECTED Recognize your heroes for these awards! *Nominations will close December 12, 2025. * Nominations are being accepted in the following categories: Exc ...Continue Reading
October 23rd 2025 EDT
WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER – October 23, 2025*_WVEMS 3rd Annual Mini Symposium_*__ Western Virginia EMS Council will host its 3rd Annual Mini Symposium. It will be held in Fairlawn Virginia at the Pulaski County Innovation Center November 7th-9th. Registration is open. Click Here to Register!Join us for this local and free CE event with lunch provided! *_Regional EMS Awards - Recognize Your Heroes! _*The time has come to open nominations for the 2025 WVEMS Regional EMS Awards and Scholarship! ...Continue Reading
April 24th 2025 EDT
WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER – April 24, 2025*_WVEMS 2025 Protocols Released_*The 2025 WVEMS Operational Protocols have been released with an official go-live date of March 1, 2025. The protocol update consists of reviewing the 2025 WVEMS Protocols/Policies, reviewing the 2025 Drug Box Schematic, watching the protocol rollout video, and signing the provider attestation form, and turning this form into your agency training officer. Provider attestation forms will be kept on file within the agency training files. Your agency ...Continue Reading
February 11th 2025 EDT
WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER – February 11, 2025*_WVEMS – RU Paramedic Program – Roanoke_*Western Virginia EMS Council in conjunction with Radford University at Carilion will hold an EMT to Paramedic Course in Roanoke. The course will run June 18, 2025 - May 8, 2026. Class meets in person on Fridays with the occasional Thursday. There will be a significant amount of independent, online work assigned weekly. The application can be found in this email as well as on our website. *_Spring 2025 RSAF Cycle Open_*The V ...Continue Reading
October 11th 2024 EDT
WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER – October 11, 2024*_LewisGale Hospital Montgomery and WVEMS Mini Symposium – Registration Closing Soon!_*__ LewisGale Hospital Montgomery and Western Virginia EMS Council will host its 2nd Annual Mini Symposium. It will be held in Fairlawn Virginia at the Pulaski County Innovation Center October 18th-20th. Registration is open. Click Here to Register!Join us for this local and free CE event with lunch provided! The Virginia Office of EMS contract with Vector Solutions ends on November 30, ...Continue Reading
October 8th 2024 EDT
WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER – October 8, 2024*_LewisGale Hospital Montgomery and WVEMS Mini Symposium_*__ LewisGale Hospital Montgomery and Western Virginia EMS Council will host its 2nd Annual Mini Symposium. It will be held in Fairlawn Virginia at the Pulaski County Innovation Center October 18th-20th. Registration is open. Click Here to Register!Join us for this local and free CE event with lunch provided! The Virginia Office of EMS contract with Vector Solutions ends on November 30, 2024, and currently has not be ...Continue Reading
October 4th 2024 EDT
WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER – October 4, 2024*_LewisGale Hospital Montgomery and WVEMS Mini Symposium_*__ LewisGale Hospital Montgomery and Western Virginia EMS Council will host its 2nd Annual Mini Symposium. It will be held in Fairlawn Virginia at the Pulaski County Innovation Center October 18th-20th. Registration is open. Click Here to Register! *_Heartnet of the Virginias to host Cardiac Symposium _*__ Heartnet of the Virginias and Carilion Clinic will host a one-day Cardiac Symposium on Oc ...Continue Reading
September 21st 2024 EDT
WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER – September 21, 2024*_LewisGale Hospital Montgomery and WVEMS Mini Symposium – Registration Open_*__ LewisGale Hospital Montgomery and Western Virginia EMS Council will host its 2nd Annual Mini Symposium. It will be held in Fairlawn Virginia at the Pulaski County Innovation Center October 18th-20th. Registration is now open. Click Here to Register! *_Southwest Virginia Healthcare Coalition is Hiring _*__ Southwest Virginia Healthcare Coalition is hiring for multiple ...Continue Reading
August 8th 2024 EDT
WVEMS e-NEWSLETTER – August 8, 2024*_WVEMS Medication Kit Town Hall_*Western Virginia EMS Council will host a Town Hall on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 18:00 with WVEMS EMS Agency Leadership and EMS Agency Physicians. This event will be held virtually to discuss the path forward of the Regional Medication Exchange Kit Program. We kindly ask that agencies have no more than 2 representatives attend to ensure that there is ample space for all our agencies and physicians to attend due to capacity limits of meeting ...Continue Reading
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