The Central Shenandoah Emergency Medical Services Council‘s Medical Control Review Committee (MCRC), is responsible for assuring and improving the quality of pre-hospital medical care within CSEMS region, and for monitoring compliance with the region’s Trauma Triage Plan for both field-to-hospital and inter-hospital transfer of trauma patients.

The mission of this committee is “To ensure high-quality, evidence-based emergency medical services in the Central Shenandoah region through inter-agency collaboration, inter-professional cooperation and continuous quality improvement, meeting or exceeding all national and state performance thresholds.” 

Our vision is “to assure delivery of consistent, timely and equitable emergency care through education and regional standards.”

The objectives of the Committee are:

• to conduct regional quality improvement evaluations
• to encourage local agency medical incident reviews as required by state regulation
• to analyze patient care statistics and trends as an evaluation of system effectiveness
• to provide constructive feedback on medical quality improvement to all hospital and out-of-hospital EMS professionals within the CSEMS Council region.

PI Topics for FY23

• Airway Management
• Cardiac Arrest & Post Resuscitation Care
• Opioid Overdose Management
• Pediatric/Neonatal Cardiac Arrest
• Sepsis Triage and Treatment
• Stroke Triage
• Trauma Triage
• Trauma

Review the region’s goals and Performance Improvement objectives in the 2022 General Performance Improvement Plan

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MCRC Membership

The Medical Control Review Committee (MCRC) consists of one member from each licensed agency within the CSEMS Region, one member from each hospital serving the region, and one member from the Central Shenandoah Health District. The committee will be staffed by at least one member of the CSEMS/OEMS staff (non-voting), one member of the Board of Directors, and the Regional Medical Director (committee chair). A quorum was defined on January 22, 2020 by the CSEMS Board of Directors for this committee as at least 10 voting members from the established roster. 

 

Medical Control Review Committee Roster FY20

 

The Medical Control Review Committee (MCRC) consists of one member from each licensed agency within the CSEMS Region, one member from each hospital serving the region, and one member from the Central Shenandoah Health District. The committee will be staffed by at least one member of the CSEMS/OEMS staff (non-voting), one member of the Board of Directors, and the Regional Medical Director (committee chair). A quorum was defined on January 22, 2020 by the CSEMS Board of Directors for this committee as at least 10 voting members from the established roster. 

 

CSEMS Regional Medical Director	Dr. Asher Brand
Augusta Health	Amanda Bennington
Augusta Health Transportation	Vacant
Carilion Clinic Life-Guard	Miranda Landrum
Sentara RMH	Donna Hurst
University of Virginia	Valerie Quick
Augusta County Fire-Rescue	Matt Lawler
Fairfield Volunteer Rescue	Donald Daniels
Harrisonburg Fire Department	Travis Karicofe
Harrisonburg Rescue Squad	Greg Cassis
Highland County EMS	Debbie Trible
Hot Springs Rescue Squad	Sherry Ryder
Lexington Fire Department	Donnie McBrayer
Kiwi Emergency Medical Services	Andy Bowles
PHI – AirCare	Vacant
Priority Patient Transport	Josh Wimer
Rockbridge County Fire-Rescue	Thomas Andrews
Rockingham County Fire & Rescue	Steve Powell
Staunton Fire Department	Adam Nulty
Staunton-Augusta Rescue Squad	Kim Craig
Stuarts Draft Rescue Squad	Jamie Henderson
Waynesboro Fire and Emergency Management	Gary Critzer
Waynesboro First Aid Crew	Steven Ward
CSEMS/OEMS Staff Liaison	Amanda Loreti

 

 

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MCRC Meeting Minutes

MCRC Subcommittees and Workgroups

Performance Improvement  Subcommittee – Chaired by Dr. Asher Brand

–Airway management, Cardiac Care & Post-Arrest Workgroup – Led by Adam Nulty and Matt Lawler

–Hospital Diversion Planning Workgroup – Led by Donna Hurst

–MCI, WMD, and Emerging Infectious Disease Planning Workgroup – Led by Hiliary Cronin

–Opioid Epidemic Response Workgroup – Led by Hilary Cronin

–Patient Care Protocol Workgroup – Led by Dr. Asher Brand

–Pediatric & Neonatal Cardiac Arrest Workgroup – Led by Robin Root

–Sepsis Management Workgroup – Led by Leigha Gagliano

–Stroke Management Workgroup – Led by Gary Critzer

-Trauma Plan Revision Workgroup – Led by Valerie Quick

Provider Safety and Wellness Subcommittee – Co-chaired by Gary Critzer and Steve Powell

Workgroup Contributor Interest Form

Workgroup Contributor Interest Form

Workgroups are the heart of our committee work. These groups may meet regularly or periodically for specific projects, and are responsible for producing the work products and recommendations for committees. We value a diverse group of individuals with differing perspectives. As such, workgroup leaders are responsible to assure that various stakeholders are represented. Not all requests will be honored, but we will make every effort to involve you in our work. We want your voice to be heard!

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Area(s) of Interest

Airway management, Cardiac Care & Post-Arrest Workgroup

Hospital Diversion Planning Workgroup

MCI, WMD, and Emerging Infectious Disease Planning Workgroup

Opioid Epidemic Response Workgroup

Patient Care Protocol Workgroup

Pediatric & Neonatal Cardiac Arrest Workgroup

Sepsis Management Workgroup

Stroke Management Workgroup

Trauma Plan Revision Workgroup

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Pharmacy Committee Membership

 

CSEMS Regional Medical Director	Dr. Asher Brand
Augusta Health	Josh Dakon
Bath Community Hospital	Jill Conley
Rockingham County Fire-Rescue OMD	Dr. David Rosie
Rockbridge Fire-Rescue OMD	Dr. John Sheridan
Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital	Julia Martor
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital	Karen Tomlin
CSEMS/OEMS Staff Liaison	Amanda Loreti

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Pharmacy Committee Meeting Minutes

Virginia Office of EMS – Statewide Quality & Evaluation

 

EMS AND TRAUMA DATA

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Quality And Evaluation

A Leadership Guide to Quality Improvement for EMS Systems The “Leadership Guide to Quality Improvement for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems” was developed to serve as a template for EMS managers who want to establish and maintain a program for continuously monitoring and improving the quality of patient care and support services in all parts of the EMS system.

Regional Councils are responsible for developing regional plans that are consistent with the statewide plan, but factor in local variables unique to each region. Regional Committees and workgroups must incorporate the state EMS plan with local plans.

State EMS Plan

As defined in § 32.1-111.3 of the Code of Virginia, the Board of Health shall develop a comprehensive, coordinated, emergency medical care system in the Commonwealth and prepare a Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan which shall incorporate, but not be limited to, the plans prepared by the regional emergency medical services councils.