Here are some articles of interest for EMS in Virginia.

5-1-2008
Planting the seeds of health care pros, 4/28
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/southofjames/dp-local_healthjobs_0428apr28,0,2019333.story
Volunteer EMT charged in thefts of morphine, 4/25
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/va_beach/dp-now-stolendrugs.0425,0,3615152.story
County Oks funding for Altavista EMS, 4/24
http://www.wpcva.com/articles/2008/04/24/chatham/news/news28.txt
VT Rescue Squad continues its mission of service, 4/24
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/2008/04/24/vt_rescue_squad_continues_its_mission_of_service
James E. Gates Obit, 4/24
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2008/042008/04242008/374015
Rescue response time lags in areas Accomack study probes fire, EMS, 4/23
http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080423/ESN01/80423001/-1/ESN
Emergency transport could net $500K for the county, 4/20
http://www.starexponent.com/cse/news/local/article/emergency_transport_could_net_500k_for_the_county/14142/
Rescue squad celebrating decades of service, 4/20
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news/community/henrico.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-04-20-0181.html
Manassas rescue squad has up, down days, 4/19
http://www.insidenova.com/isn/news/local/article/manassas_rescue_squad_has_up_down_days/14136/
Health provider has plan to end its EMS payment to Pasquotank County, 4/13
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2008/04/13/3383415.htm
Sex charges against former ambulance service driver to go forward, 4/10
http://www.wsls.com/sls/news/local/new_river_valley/article/sex_charges_against_former_ambulance_service_driver_to_go_forward/9115/
EMS ordinance under consideration, 4/9
http://www.journalpress.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=77&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=4788

3-24-2008
Park Rangers Honored, Donald Micket and Jeffrey Rice recently won awards at the Park Ranger Institute http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/newport_news/dp-town_rangers_0321mar21,0,2013577.story
Deal on rescue transportation far from done
http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP%2FMGArticle%2FCDP_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173355015966
VMI drill prepares area police and EMTs for worst case scenario http://www.wsls.com/sls/news/local/article/vmi_drill_prepares_area_police_and_emts_for_worst_case_scenario/7383/
CNU students serve as EMTs, The school has been working with the rescue squad for the last six years
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/newport_news/dp-town_nemts_0314mar14,0,6635575.story
Officials, rescue squad agree to charge for ambulance rides
http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP%2FMGArticle%2FCDP_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173354961753&path=!news
New Method Boosts Cardiac Arrest Survival
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/11/AR2008031102053.html?referrer=emailarticlepg
Page EMS Requests Additional Personnel
http://www.rocktownweekly.com/news_details.php?AID=15379&CHID=2
Will You Pay for Your Next Ambulance?
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=7962916&nav=menu496_2_5
EMS providers learned lessons from Virginia Tech tragedy
http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_062000104.html


3-1-2008
Life's demanding for emergency dispatchers
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/newport_news/dp-local_dispatcher_0229feb29,0,6653985.story
Change could affect emergency care
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_gloemschange_0225feb25,0,7343620.story
Virginia Emergency Officials Launch YouTube Channel
http://www.news8.net/news/stories/0208/499594.html
In Any Language, 911 Means Help
http://vafirenews.com/archives/2008/February/0228911calls.htm
Fire, rescue report cites strides, but majority of night calls still aren't answered by 'first due'
http://ourvalley.org/news.php?viewStory=2310
Firefighting program prepares young adults for emergencies
http://www.registerbee.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=DRB/MGArticle/DRB_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173354791499
America's 50 Best Hospitals 2008, As Rated By HealthGrades (Three Virginia Hospitals are rated in top 50)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080225072634.htm
Virginia Tech Officials: Feds Mum on Emergency Funding
http://www.news8.net/news/stories/0208/497177.html
Heart Attacks in Hospital More Deadly at Night, on Weekends
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/19/AR2008021901991.html?sub=AR


2-11-2008

Fire, rescue issues revived; Improvements needed, supervisors are told
http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=12486

Ambulance driver rape investigation moves to Carroll County
http://www.wsls.com/sls/news/local/new_river_valley/article/davis_investigation_moves_to_carroll_county/5161/

Guardian responds to driver’s arrest
http://www.swvatoday.com/comments/guardian_responds_to_drivers_arrest/news/1664/

National Guard medical unit training with EMS
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2008/022008/02082008/1202492049

Virginia Firefighter Suffers Burns at Two-Story Inferno
http://cms.firehouse.com/web/online/News/Virginia-Firefighter-Suffers-Burns-at-Two-Story-Inferno/46$58199

Virginia Firefighter's Death Sparks Change
http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=58257&sectionId=46


2-1-2008

Emergency vehicles collide in Portsmouth
http://www.emsnetwork.org/artman2/publish/article_29805.shtml

Dare County honors ill paramedic with Lifetime Achievement Award
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/01/dare-county-honors-ill-paramedic-lifetime-achievement-award

Ambulance Driver Accused Of Raping Disabled Clients
http://www.wxii12.com/news/15136432/detail.html

Second Richmond worker indicted for abusing city fuel cards
http://www.nbc12.com/news/state/14179627.html

Rescue squad at Virginia Tech expands
http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=7757487

Air Evac Lifeteam names Seth R. Myers president
http://www.rotor.com/Default.aspx?tabid=510&newsid905=57526


10-12-2007

Culpeper Star Exponent - Co. 11's appeal could be heard in March
http://www.starexponent.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CSE%2FMGArticle%2FCSE_MGArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173353061502&path=!news

Richmond Times Dispatch - Ambulance response 'troubling'
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2007-10-06-0174.html

National Story - Today Show - Vegas EMTs
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=msnbc&vid=a68ed6b7-5ccb-41b2-b8a2-04375c21c4b6


10-8-2007

Culpeper Star-Exponent - Co. 11 pursuing appeal against state
http://www.starexponent.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CSE/MGArticle/CSE_MGArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173352992304
Free-Lance Star - New center will help train medical personnel EMS >> Facility is located in the former Moss Free Clinic building
http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2007/102007/10032007/322059
WSET Channel 13 - Life Saving Crew Wins Awards
http://new.wset.com/news/stories/1007/460802.html
ABC News - National Story - Obesity Threatens Emergency Services: Report
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Health/Story?id=3652388&page=1


10-1-2007

Roanoke Times - Frivolous 911 calls: Abusing the system
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/133272
WSLS NewsChannel 10 - Ambulance Abuse
http://www.wsls.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSLS%2FMGArticle%2FSLS_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173352902180&path=!news!localnews
The News Advance Lynchburg - All in a Day's Work: 24 hours at Lynchburg's Emergency Communications Center
http://www.newsadvance.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=LNA/MGArticle/LNA_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173352860144&path=
Culpeper Star Exponent - Rescue crews to be honored

http://www.starexponent.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CSE/MGArticle/CSE_MGArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173352824799&path=!news
VACO Newsletter - Committee Hears Need for Volunteer Incentives
http://www.vaco.org/sitefiles/pdfs/newsletter/september15newsletter.pdf
Roanoke Times - Emergency personnel answer Bedford County's siren song
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/131149


9-1-2007
The Southwest Times - Area EMS personnel assist at Oceana Naval Air Show
http://www.southwesttimes.com/news.php?id=756
Daily Press - Proposed incentives could boost volunteer fire squads
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/middlepeninsula/dp-22043sy0sep13%2C0%2C5285667.story
The Lexington News-Gazette - Tax Benefit Studied For Volunteers
http://www.thenews-gazette.com/articles/2007/09/12/news/local_news/03.txt
Altavista Journal - Fire and Rescue volunteers lauded
http://www.wpcva.com/articles/2007/09/12/altavista/news/news12.txt
The Roanoke Times - Emergency personnel answer Bedford County's siren song
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/131149
VA Fire News - Martinsville Fire & EMS still serve, though some don't know it http://www.vafirenews.com/archives/2007/September/09-11%20Martinsville%20Fire%20EMS%20still%20serve.htm
Martinsville Bulletin - Rescue squads face challenges
http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=10606
Martinsville Bulletin - Martinsville-Henry County Rescue Squad out of service
http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=10422
VA Fire News - Prince William County’s Fire & Rescue Chief Appointed
http://www.vafirenews.com/archives/2007/September/09-12%20Prince%20William%20Countys%20Fire%20%20Rescue%20Chief%20Appointed.htm
WCYB - Rescue Squad Theft
http://www.wcyb.tv/newsread.asp?newsid=8449
Roanoke Times - Rescue squad members 'give back' to community
http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/wb/125410