2007 Texas EMS Awards

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It’s up to you to nominate who’s outstanding in EMS.

It’s already time to start thinking about nominations for  Texas EMS Awards.

What are all those awards?

Have you ever been nominated for a Texas EMS Award? Have you ever nominated anyone? If you’ve been nominated or done the nominating, you know just how exciting it is when the awards are announced at Texas EMS Conference.

Each category honors a person or organization that exemplifies the best that EMS/trauma system has to offer. It’s quite an honor to be nominated and to win. The categories and the explanations are listed below and on the nomination form. Once you’ve chosen the correct category, the rest is pretty easy.

 How can I nominate someone or a service for an award?

Go to the award nomination form. Save this Microsoft Word document to your computer and fill it out by clicking in the gray areas beside each question. When you finish, save the file and email it back to EMSAwards@dshs.state.tx.us.

Fill out the information requested on the form. Include written examples of why this person or organization should win. Please be specific, using examples when possible. Keep in mind that the people who review the nominations most likely won’t be as familiar with your nominee as you are.

Send the file to us by email no later than October 1, 2007. The packets are then given to programs in the Office of EMS and Trauma Systems Coordination and sent to each EMS zone office. Each program and zone ranks the nominations for each category and returns the information to the Office, where scores are tallied. Scores are kept confidential from all except those who tally the scores. Winners are announced at the Awards Luncheon at Texas EMS Conference.

Click here for the Awards Nomination Form. 

Award Categories 2007

 EMS Educator Award honors a state-certified EMS Instructor or Course Coordinator who has advanced EMS education in Texas.

EMS Medical Director Award honors a physician who has served as a medical director, on-line or off-line, for an EMS organization.

EMS Administrator Award honors an administrator, researcher, or manager on the local, city, county, regional, or state level who has made a positive contribution to EMS.

Public Information/Injury Prevention Award honors an EMS group or individual for outstanding achievement in public education or injury prevention.

Citizen Award honors a private citizen for heroic lifesaving act or unique advocacy of EMS.

Private/Public Provider Award honors a ground or air organization that took a leadership role in EMS  by achievement in areas of patient care, public access, medical control, disaster preparedness, public education, and training.

Volunteer Provider Award honors an organization staffed by volunteers that assumed a leadership role in EMS by achievement in areas of patient care, public access, medical control, disaster preparedness, public education, and training.

First Responder Award honors a first responder organization that assumed a leadership role in EMS by achievement in areas of patient care, public access, medical control, disaster preparedness, public education, and training.

Air Medical Service Award honors a public or private air medical service in Texas, a leader in the field, who has demonstrated the highest standards in providing patient care to the citizens of Texas.

Outstanding EMS Person of the Year honors an EMS certified person who has demonstrated uncommon leadership and courage in providing emergency medical service to the citizens of Texas.

Telecommunicator of the Year honors a person or team who handles a call or system event with a professionalism and efficiency that allowed the first responders on the scene to give the patients the best patient care possible. An individual or a team is eligible for the award.

Trauma Center Award honors a designated trauma facility in Texas which has demonstrated leadership and high standards in implementing injury prevention programs and providing trauma patient care to the citizens and visitors of Texas

Click here for the Awards Nomination Form.

Last Updated April 16, 2007