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After 17 years of extraordinary leadership and service, Tracey McLaurin, Director of the Lord Fairfax EMS Council, has announced her plans to retire early in 2025. Throughout her tenure, Tracey has been a driving force in advancing emergency medical services across the Northern Shenandoah Valley region, including Clarke, Frederick, Page, Warren, Shenandoah, & the City of Winchester.
Under her guidance, the Council has grown its mission to enhance pre-hospital care, strengthen community partnerships, and support EMS providers with education, resources, and advocacy. Her dedication and commitment to public safety have left an indelible mark on the EMS system and the communities it serves.
"Serving as Director of the Lord Fairfax EMS Council has been one of the greatest honors of my life," Tracey said. "While it’s hard to say goodbye, I’m deeply proud of all we’ve accomplished together. I’m looking forward to exploring new adventures in the next chapter of my life."
Tracey served for a number of years as the Secretary for the VA Regional Directors' group and most recently served as Vice-Chairperson & Chairperson for the group.
The Council plans to initiate the recruitment process for a new Director in early 2025, after the holiday season. Please join us in expressing our heartfelt gratitude to her for her years of service and in wishing her the very best as she begins this exciting new journey.
On November 1, 2024, the regulations set forth by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will come into effect. We are actively collaborating with stakeholders, other Regional EMS Councils, the Virginia Office of EMS, and various entities to assess the potential impact of these FDA changes on the Drug Box Program for each council. More
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LFEMS Medication Exchange Transition Memo April 4, 2024(312 KB)
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LFEMS Medication Exchange Transition Memo March 29, 2024(116 KB)
- EMS Providers, some updates have just been released by the EMS Liaison at Winchester Medical Center (WMC). They are as follows:
EMS Printer:
The EMS printer WMC supplies was not working the other day. Somehow the wifi was disabled. The IT staff can’t tell if a random glitch happened or if buttons on the printer might have been pushed, which may have accidentally changed the settings.
Please be sure to let Perry McAlister or a Communications Technician know when/if you have an issue. If it does happen again, the comm tech can print your report needed for narcotics exchange until it's been resolved. Let Perry know how the single printer is working in regards to freeing up desk space.
Medications:
Due to changes in pharmacy policy, most comm techs are no longer able to pull medications from pyxis. Here is the process for meds you may need to restock at WMC.
Patients you bring to WMC:- Non-controlled medications: see an RN on north team (nearly all EMS meds are in that pyxis)
- Narcotics: Charge Nurse
Patient Refusal Meds:
- Non-controlled- charge nurse
- Narcotics- main pharmacy
Join us on March 14 at 1100 for a presentation and Q&A session with Dr. Ziayee, Interventional Neurologist and Stroke Program Medical Director, at Winchester Medical Center. We're excited about the potential for this event to facilitate valuable learning opportunities for both our EMS Providers as well as Dr. Ziayee, ultimately enhancing our ability to provide our community with top-tier prehospital stroke care. Light refreshments will be offered, but you can bring lunch with you, if you'd like! Space is limited on a first come, first served basis. A virtual link will also be provided closer to the event & a recording will be provided afterwards. Register now
The Council is pleased to announce the addition of Lauren Calvert to the staff as the new AHA Training Center Coordinator! Lauren has 20 years of CPR and First Aid experience and 2 years of Training Coodination experience. Lauren will begin her tenure on February 13, 2025. Welcome, Lauren!