Southern Region Emergency Medical Services
Council, Inc. is a non-profit corporation established in 1975 to
serve as a regional resource center for the emergency medical services system
in southcentral and southwestern Alaska.
Southern Region
EMS Council, Inc. is overseen by a Board of Directors. This Board is made up
of two representatives from each subarea and three at-large members.
Meet the Board.
The region covers an area of 192,369
square miles, extending more than 2,000 miles across, from Cordova in the east
to Attu Island in the west. The region serves 98 ambulance and first
responder services from the biggest city to the smallest towns and villages,
ranging in population size from 25 to 260,000.
Two-thirds of those communities are very
remote, and do not have access to the rest of the state by road
Mission:
SREMSC
promotes excellence in emergency care by supporting and strengthening local
Emergency Medical Services and fostering their relationships with regional and
statewide systems.
February 24,
2009 updated
Vision:
SREMSC is a devoted
team working for all the people of EMS, helping them provide the best in
patient care, integrating them into the health care team, and insuring their
commitment and value are recognized. We promote growth and development of
community EMS. We promote excellence in patient care, quality management,
injury prevention, and professionalism. We value the volunteer and paid
providers of emergency care.
We
advocate always for EMS.
February 24, 2009 updated
Goal:
The
goal of SREMSC is to improve the quality and availability of emergency patient
care, health education, and injury prevention.
February 24, 2009
updated
Philosophies:
We
promote excellence in Emergency Medical Service throughout our Region by
fostering self-sustaining EMS organizations that place their trust in us and
look to us for guidance. We provide information on new technologies, changing
standards and the most up-to-date EMS practices. We enhance patient care
through the highest quality instruction, continuing education, quality
assurance programs, and training in management principles.
We
encourage EMS personnel to become involved in regional, state and national
organizations. We work together to further EMS, participate in its growth, and
develop its standards.
We
provide instructor training and resources to promote each community’s
independence, and where resources are limited, we assist communities through
other means.
June
26, 2009 updated
