Virginia Beach Department of Emergency Medical Services
| Jurisdiction | City of Virginia Beach |
|---|---|
| Total area (sq. miles) | 310 |
| Dept. type | Volunteer Based |
| Employees | 1100+ |
| BLS or ALS | ALS |
| Ambulances | 40 |
| Fly-cars | 16 |
| Chief | Jason Stroud |
| Medical director | Dr. Stewart Martin, MD |
| Responses | 45.899 (2016) |
| Website | Official website |
The Virginia Beach Department of Emergency Medical Services is the 911 EMS provider for Virginia Beach, Virginia. Virginia Beach is the largest city in the United States with a volunteer based EMS system. Since the 1940s Virginia Beach has offered free pre-hospital emergency services through 10 volunteer rescue squads supported by 1,100+ volunteers throughout the city. Virginia beach EMS has also been a leader in a variety of pre-hospital technologies including 12-lead transmission,EZ-IO technology and therapeutic hypothermia,rapid sequence induction and intubation (RSII),video laryngoscope,end tidal CO2 monitoring,S T Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) and Stroke programs and community CardioPulmonary Resuscitation (CPR),among others. These programs and more have contributed to the 36% cardiac arrest survival rate (2012).