Welcome to West Region EMS & Trauma Care Council

Mission Statement

The mission of the West Region Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Council is to assist and guide local EMS and trauma care providers in the coordination and improvement of Emergency Medical Services in the West Region.

Vision Statement

We envision a tenable EMS and Trauma System with a plan that:

  • Keeps patient care and interests the number one priority
  • Recognizes the value of prevention and public education to decrease trauma related morbidity and mortality
  • Preserves local integrity and authority in coordination with inter/intra-regional agreements

"We envision the Council as a non-partisan facilitator, coordinator, and resource for regional EMS issues."

News and Upcoming Events

2012 West Region EMS Conference Registration is Now Open

The 2012 West Region EMS Conference is scheduled February 24 - 26, 2012, in Ocean Shores, WA. For more information visit the Conference page of the website. Information and online registration .

2011 Agency Request Legislation - Fees for Emergency Medical Services Providers

The Governor's supplemental budget removes general fund state (GFS) funding for emergency medical services (EMS) personnel and agencies. Without GFS funding, fees will be required to regulate EMS personnel, including emergency medical responders, emergency medical technicians, advanced EMTs and paramedics as well as ambulance and aid services. Learn more.

New Cardiac and Stroke Care System featured in JEMS

JEMS Magazine has recently published an article featuring Washington's new State Cardiac and Stroke Care System. Visit the Cardiac and Stroke page of our website for more information.

First Responders and the Hard of Hearing

YouTube now has an excellent video that is used to help train emergency first responders in dealing with the hard of hearing more effectively. It also helps to show how hard of hearing and deaf individuals can do their part to improve communications. HLA Spokane worked with the Eastern WA Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing to help a coalition of Spokane County and city first responders draft the script for this video.