Mission
THE MISSION OF THE PENINSULAS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL IS TO ASSIST THE VIRGINIA PENINSULA, MIDDLE PENINSULA, AND NORTHERN NECK LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AGENCIES, AND HOSPITALS BY ASSESSING, IDENTIFYING, COORDINATING, PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DELIVERY SYSTEM. COUNCIL'S WORK HELPS TO ENSURE CONSISTENT IMPROVED PREHOSPITAL CARE TO THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF THE VIRGINIA PENINSULA, MIDDLE PENINSULA, AND NORTHERN NECK PENINSULA, WHO NEED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. OUR OVERSIGHT OF VITAL AREAS IN THE PREHOSPITAL CARE SETTING INCLUDES REGIONAL TREATMENT PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT, REGIONAL MEDICATION BOX SYSTEM MANAGEMENT, REGIONAL EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE AGREEMENT MANAGEMENT, TRAUMA TRIAGE, STROKE ASSESSMENT AND CARE, AND MASS CASUALTY RESPONSE. ADDITIONALLY, THE COUNCIL PREPARES HIGHLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND OTHER REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL PLANNING, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER TRAINING, CONTINU