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The 2025 EMS Day at Busch Gardens is Approaching Fast
Exciting News...The tickets for the 2025 EMS Day at Busch Gardens Williamsburg are now on sale. Come join PEMS as we celebrate all of the great accomplishments in EMS and recognize this years Regional EMS Awards nominees and winners. To register: CLICK HERE or scan the QR in the picture. Hurry up and register to let us know that you will be there to celebrate EMS Excellence in Action!
2025 Regional EMS Awards Nomination Period Now Open
EMS excellence is such a standard occurrence in the Peninsulas EMS Council region that it is sometimes hard to define extraordinary performance anymore. Every day, regional EMS system delivery represents the extended efforts of many individuals, from educators to administrators, from physicians and nurses to prehospital providers, from great innovators to great process and systems managers. But while it may be hard to define excellence - most of us can recognize it when we see it.
When you submit a nomination, please make sure you have reviewed the entire nomination form, answered all questions, and included any of the required supporting documentation. Doing so ensures a strong nomination package.
Thank you again for your support of this important program and PEMS looks forward to working with you to recognize the many individuals, programs, and organizations that continue to display excellence in EMS on a daily basis.
Nominations will be accepted until May 2, 2025.
Winners will be annouced at PEMS EMS Day at Busch Gardens on May 17, 2025. PEMS Regional EMS Awards winners will become the region's nominees for the Governor's EMS Awards.
Award Criteria and Eligibility for each award may be found on PEMS website.
http://www.peninsulas.vaems.org/regional-services/regional-ems-awards-program
CLICK HERE to download the 2025 PEMS Regional Awards Flyer
Seek Help in an Emergency
It is important to know that if you have a time- sensitive medical emergency you need to get help immediately. That means going to the Emergency Room (ER) right away.
So what is a time-sensitive emergency? A heart attack, stroke or traumatic injury. In all of these cases, time is of the essence and you need to seek medical attention immediately. Don’t let fear delay you from getting the medical help you need.
Here’s what you need to do if you are having a time-sensitive emergency:
First call 9-1-1, the dispatcher is trained to help you decide if your medical emergency warrants a trip to the ER. If it does and you can’t drive yourself to the hospital, then an EMS agency will come pick you up and take you there. All EMS agencies are prepared and able to provide SAFE treatment and transport to the hospital. The Regional EMS Councils continue to work closely with the hospitals to ensure SAFE care through the transition into the emergency department.
All of the dedicated medical personnel you meet will be dressed in appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Taking care of you and your immediate medical need is what the health care system was designed to do.
When it comes to a medical emergency, seeking help immediately is always the best and safest way to go.
