{"id":32433,"date":"2026-01-23T18:19:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/?p=32433"},"modified":"2026-01-23T18:49:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:49:25","slug":"virginia-office-of-ems-announces-seven-newly-designated-ems-regions-that-will-provide-an-efficient-and-effective-regional-ems-delivery-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/2026\/01\/23\/virginia-office-of-ems-announces-seven-newly-designated-ems-regions-that-will-provide-an-efficient-and-effective-regional-ems-delivery-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Office of EMS Announces Seven Newly Designated EMS Regions\u00a0 that will Provide an Efficient and Effective Regional EMS Delivery System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As part of the Virginia Department of Health&#8217;s (VDH) Office of Emergency Medical Services\u2019 (OEMS) ongoing work to enhance Virginia\u2019s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) System, we are announcing the recent transition to seven EMS Regions, effective January 1, 2026. This transition is designed to improve the efficiency of EMS operations, reduce administrative costs and improve funding distribution. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p align=\"left\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The EMS Region\u00a0contracts\u00a0were\u00a0initiated\u00a0through a competitive\u00a0request for applications (RFA)\u00a0for the development and implementation of an efficient and effective statewide regional EMS delivery system for VDH, per the Code of Virginia\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/title32.1\/chapter4\/section32.1-111.4:2\/?utm_campaign=20260123_&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a732.1-111.4:2<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. These contracts went into effect,\u00a0with a contract period of\u00a0January 1, 2026\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0June 2028.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p align=\"left\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The seven\u00a0OEMS Regions will\u00a0function as collaborative partners\u00a0with the VDH\u00a0OEMS\u00a0to\u00a0perform bodies of work on behalf of OEMS\u00a0and will\u00a0be identified as\u00a0\u201cOEMS\u00a0Region 1-7.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0The Regional Council System is overseen by the OEMS EMS Operations Branch, which is led by Deputy Director Wayne Perry\u00a0and Regional Coordinators Greg Woods,\u00a0PhD,\u00a0and Mary\u00a0Kathryn\u00a0Allen.\u00a0These\u00a0new service areas were\u00a0designated\u00a0in alignment with VDH\u2019s Local Health Districts and Virginia\u2019s Healthcare Coalition.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OEMS Region\u00a01,<br \/>\nExecutive\u00a0Director\u00a0Bryan\u00a0Kimberlin<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Serving\u00a0the following\u00a0defined service areas:\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Counties\u00a0of:<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Grayson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe\u202fand the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cities of<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Bristol, Galax, and Norton\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OEMS Region 2,<br \/>\nExecutive Director\u00a0Debbie Akers<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Serving the following defined service areas:\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Counties of :<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Henry, Montgomery, Roanoke, Patrick, Pittsylvania, and Pulaski; and the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cities of :<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Bedford, Covington, Danville, Lynchburg, Martinsville, Radford, Roanoke, and Salem\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OEMS Region 3,<br \/>\nExecutive Director\u00a0Kristin Nickerson<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Serving the following defined service areas:\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Counties of:<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Bath, Highland, Augusta, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Page, Shenandoah, Frederick, Warren, and Clarke; and the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cities of:<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Buena Vista, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Staunton, Waynesboro, and Winchester\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OEMS Region 4,<br \/>\nExecutive Director\u00a0Kristin Nickerson<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Serving the following defined service areas:\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Counties\u00a0of:<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince\u00a0William;\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cities of:<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OEMS Region 5,<br \/>\nExecutive Director\u00a0Kristin Nickerso<\/span>n<\/strong><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Serving the following defined service areas:\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Counties of:<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Albemarle, Caroline, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Greene, King George, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, and Stafford; and the\u202f<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cities\u00a0of:<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Fredericksburg, and Charlottesville\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OEMS Region 6,<br \/>\nExecutive Director Heidi Hooker<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Serving the following defined service areas:\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Counties of:<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Amelia, Brunswick, Buckingham, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Halifax, Hanover, Henrico, Goochland, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, New Kent, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Surry, and Sussex; and the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cities of:<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Colonial Heights, Emporia, Hopewell, Petersburg, and Richmond\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OEMS Region 7,<br \/>\nExecutive Director\u00a0David Long<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Serving the following defined service areas:\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Counties of:<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Accomack, Essex, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, Northumberland, Richmond, Southampton, Westmoreland, and York\u202f; and the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cities of:<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Poquoson, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p align=\"left\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0transformation to Virginia&#8217;s new EMS Regions would not have been possible without the support,\u00a0coordination\u00a0and partnership of many EMS stakeholders,\u00a0including Virginia\u2019s Regional EMS Councils\u2019 Board of Directors, along with\u00a0VDH and OEMS leadership,\u00a0who remained committed to transparency and innovative thinking\u00a0throughout this process.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p align=\"left\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As we\u00a0continue to\u00a0advance\u00a0opportunities for all people in Virginia, we will\u00a0prioritize\u00a0the\u00a0promotion of\u00a0a more efficient,\u00a0equitable\u00a0and regionally responsive EMS system.\u00a0Through these newly designated\u00a0OEMS Regions, we will\u00a0enhance accountability and performance standards, helping to improve health outcomes for all communities,\u00a0with a focus on\u00a0underserved and rural areas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p align=\"left\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the coming months, we will share regular updates\u00a0about the progress of\u00a0the\u00a0OEMS Region\u00a0transition\u00a0through\u00a0our\u00a0website, email, social media\u00a0and\u00a0in\u00a0the EMS community.\u00a0For more information, visit\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/?utm_campaign=20260123_&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" 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