EMS Week in Virginia
May 19-25, 2024
"Honoring Our Past. Forging Our Future."
Dear Virginia EMS Providers and EMS Community Partners,
On Monday, May 20, Governor Glenn Youngkin recognized the Governor’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Award recipients from 2023 during a special EMS Week ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion. The Governor’s EMS Awards honor the outstanding contributions of individuals, agencies, community organizations and businesses that provide or help support emergency medical care in Virginia. These awards are the highest honor an EMS provider or organization can receive at the state level, and they are administered by the Virginia Department of Health’s (VDH) Office of Emergency Medical Services.
“I join Governor Youngkin in honoring the recipients of these awards that recognize individual assist them, whether the call is for a stroke, a vehicle wreck, a severe allergic reaction, or some other emergency. Our EMS providers save lives every day, and we salute them,” said State Health Commissioner Karen Shelton, M.D.
Governor Glenn Youngkin also proclaimed EMS Week in Virginia, May 19-25. This special week honors EMS providers’ commitment to respond to emergencies and provide critical care. EMS for Children Day, May 22, emphasizes the pediatric patient and their required specialized treatment. This year’s EMS Week theme is, “Honoring Our Past. Forging Our Future,” and it acknowledges the foundational work of those who came before us, while also striving to build and lead the EMS System we envision for our future.
“It is such an honor to recognize the dedication and contributions of the Governor’s EMS Award recipients,” said VDH Chief Operating Officer Christopher Lindsay. “It is so important to thank Virginia’s EMS providers for their life-saving efforts, not just during this special EMS Week, but every day! I have had the distinct privilege of serving as a volunteer EMS provider myself for the last 15 years alongside many amazing providers at my local rescue squad and I am honored to be able to recognize their outstanding contributions to Virginia’s EMS System.”
On behalf of the Virginia Office of EMS, I want to thank you for your devoted service to Virginia's EMS System! Learn more about EMS Week in Virginia, at: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/emergency-medical-services/ems-week-2024/. Read the Governor's EMS Week proclamation.
Sincerely,
Karen Shelton, M.D.
State Health Commissioner
Virginia Department of Health
Christopher Lindsay
Chief Operating Officer
Virginia Department of Health
Rachel Stradling
Interim Director
Virginia Office of EMS
 Ambulances on display outside of the Governor's Mansion in honor of EMS Week.
 Governor's EMS Award recipients and members of the EMS community attending the Governor's EMS Award ceremony and EMS Week event.
 Governor Glenn Youngkin and VDH Chief Operating Officer Christopher Lindsay touring a Tuckahoe Volunteer Rescue Squad ambulance at the Governor's EMS Awards and EMS Week event held at the Governor's Mansion.
 Governor Glenn Youngkin presenting James City County Fire Department with the Governor’s EMS Award for Outstanding Contribution to EMS Health and Safety & The Governor’s EMS Award for Outstanding EMS Agency.
View the rest of the 2023 Governor's EMS Awards recipients, at: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/emergency-medical-services/2023-governors-ems-awards/
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