The Council is pleased to announce the implementation of a free regional continuing education program. CE courses will be offered each month at our office. Courses will begin at 9:00 am and will cover a variety of topics. Registration is not required. Click READ MORE to view the list of dates and topics.
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The Virginia Office of EMS has released some important information updates. The Director of the Office of EMS (OEMS) position has been posted. For more information, please review this link. In addition, it has been determined there will be no statewide EMS Symposium held in 2024. Please view this link for more details. Finally, OEMS has also released additional information regarding changes to the Virginia EMS drug box system. The full article can be accessed by clicking this link.
To see the latest information from the Virginia Office of EMS, please visit the OEMS webpage at https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/emergency-medical-services/.
New regional EMS plan updates have been approved by the Southwest Virginia EMS Council Board of Directors at their March 14, 2023, meeting. Please be sure to review these changes.We’ve got some important updates to share with you as we continue to improve the operations and financial standing of the Office of EMS. Collaborating and communicating with our partners in the EMS community is an essential part of this process. We want to keep you informed as we continue accomplishing our goals within the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) and throughout the state.
For the past two years, the Commonwealth of Virginia and ESO have partnered to pursue our mission to help Virginia become the healthiest state in the nation.
As we continue to work with ESO, we encourage you to consider attending Wave 2023 featuring ESO Training Academy. ESO hosts this annual conference, bringing together ESO product trainers, national EMS, fire and hospital thought leaders and data experts, and ESO product users for a unique experience.
For more information, please click this link.
The Southwest Virginia EMS Council (SWEMS) announced its 2023 Regional EMS Awards recipients on October 14, 2023. An awards banquet was held at Green Valley Baptist Church in Lebanon, Virginia. Read the winner bios in the full article.
The regional EMS awards banquet is an annual program recognizing the extraordinary efforts of individuals and agencies to enhance the provision of EMS delivery in Virginia.
"We are honored to recognize the efforts of our region's heroes," SWEMS Board President J.C. Bolling stated. "We believe we have the best EMS providers and agencies in the Commonwealth."