EMS Advisory Council

EMS Advisory Council Meeting Schedule

The North Carolina EMS Advisory Council acts as an advisory body to the Office of Emergency Medical Services. The primary purpose of the Council is to evaluate current state laws, administrative rules, and policies regarding EMS in North Carolina and to make recommendations to the Office of Emergency Medical Services as to changes that might be made to provide the best emergency health care possible to the residents and visitors of North Carolina. The Council meets quarterly, on the second Tuesday of the months of February, May, August, and November.

Council meetings begin at 11:00 am and are currently being held virtually.

This meeting of the NC EMS Advisory Council is open to the public but is not a public hearing. Therefore, any discussion will be limited to members of the Council and staff unless questions are specifically directed by the Council to someone in the audience.

Please contact Susan Rogers at 919-855-4698 or email susan.rogers@dhhs.nc.gov with any questions regarding the Advisory Council.

To attend the online meeting of the NC EMS Advisory Council on the scheduled date, follow these instructions:

November 2023 Meeting

Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. virtually

Join the November Meeting here.

Meeting Number: 2337 091 4482

Password is : November2023

Join by video system
Dial 23370914482@ncdhhs-itd.webex.com
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.
Join by phone
+1-408-418-9388 United States Toll
Access code: 2337 091 4482

Upcoming Meeting dates

2023

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

The NC Office of EMS Advisory Members

Name

Representing

Term Ends

City

Mr. Jim Albright

NC Association of EMS Administrators

2025

Greensboro, NC

Dr. Kim L. Askew*

N.C. Medical Society

2026

Winston-Salem, NC

Dr. William Atkinson

Public Member

2025

Raleigh, NC

Mr. Andrew Baird

NC House Appointee

2023

Fuquay-Varina, NC

Mr. Todd S. Baker

American Heart Association, N.C. Council

2023

Wake Forest, NC

Mr. Robert Bednar

Public Member

2024

Colfax, NC

Mr. G. Barry Britt

Public Member

2024

Seven Lakes, NC

Mr. John Grindstaff

Public Member, Air Medical Services

2025

Weaverville, NC

Mr. Jim Gusler

N.C. Senate Appointee

2023

Chapel Hill, NC

Ms. Viola Harris

N.C. Association of County Commissioners

2025

Tarboro, NC

Mr. Brian Pearce

N.C. Hospital Association

2025

Eastover, NC

Dr. Kimberly McDonald

NC Medical Society

2026

Raleigh, NC

Dr. Pascal (Osi) Udekwu

NC Medical Board

2025

Raleigh, NC

Dr. R. Darrell Nelson**

N.C. College of Emergency Physicians

2026

Winston-Salem, NC

Mr. Robert Poe

N.C. Association of Rescue and EMS

2024

Jefferson, NC

Dr. Roberto Portela

NC Medical Society

2025

Winterville, NC

Ms. Sarah Rivenbark

Public Member

2023

Burgaw, NC

Mr. Kevin Staley

Public Member

2024

Charlotte, NC

Ms. Gail Shue

N.C. Nurses Association

2024

Concord, NC

Dr. Douglas R. Swanson

N.C. College of Emergency Physicians

2023

Waxhaw, NC

Dr. Jefferson Williams

N.C. College of Emergency Physicians

2023

Raleigh, NC

Mr. Matthew Womble

American Red Cross

2023

Edenton, NC

VACANT

NC Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma