Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council TSA-G

Senate Bill 8 Report

During the 87th Texas Legislature 3rd Called Special Session, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 8 to distribute federal funds. From S.B. 8, the Department of State Health Services received $21.7 million to support EMS education and retention.

3,252 SCHOLARSHIPS have been processed since October 2022

Scholarships support students training to become:

1,837 Paramedics
347 Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians
1,068 Emergency Medical Technicians

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Stroke Registry Data Request Form

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EM Resource Restructuring Initiative

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Texas Emergency Pediatric Readiness Project

A collaborative effort to improve community emergency department pediatric readiness.

Pediatric Education Webinars

HPECC Registration

EMSC | EIIC Prehospital Pediatric Readiness

The National Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project (PPRP) is the leading joint initiative to improve prehospital care for acutely ill and injured children across the United States.

National Assessment

TOPIC

The Society of Trauma Nurses has developed the "Trauma Outcomes and Performance Improvement Course" in response to the need for education and better understanding of the Performance Improvement process in trauma care.

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DSHS Pediatric Transport Survey

Upcoming RAC-G Meetings

All meeting minutes and agendas are attached to the RAC-G Meetings Link & Calendar Link above.

Committee Primary Week is the deadline for committees to meet. If needed, the RAC office will assist in setting up your virtual meetings. Committees may meet anytime after the previous General Assembly; however, the deadline is the last day of the Primary week to ensure your minutes are in the RAC office before the Board meetings.

Reminder - Committees must have a minimum of three meetings per fiscal year.

Cmte Meeting Deadline

Mar 21, 2025

Virtual/In Person
Q3 - 2025

Jun 20, 2025

Virtual/In Person
Q4 - 2025

Aug 22, 2025

Virtual/In Person
Q1 - 2026

Jan 3, 2026

Virtual/In Person
Q2 - 2026

Mar 27, 2026

Virtual/In Person
Q3 - 2026

Jun 19, 2026

Virtual/In Person
Q4 - 2026

Board of Directors

Apr 8, 2025

In Person
Q3 - 2025

Jul 8, 2025

In Person
Q4 - 2025

Sep 9, 2025

In Person
Q1 - 2026

Jan 13, 2026

In Person
Q2 - 2026

Apr 7, 2026

In Person
Q3 - 2026

Jun 30, 2026

In Person
Q4 - 2026

General Assembly

Apr 29, 2025

UT Health North Campus

Q3 - 2025

Jul 29, 2025

UT Health North Campus

Q4 - 2025

Oct 21, 2025

Virtual/In Person
Site to be determined
Q1 - 2026

Jan 20, 2026

Virtual/In Person
Site to be determined
Q2 - 2026

Apr 21, 2026

Virtual/In Person
Site to be determined
Q3 - 2026

Jul 21, 2026

Virtual/In Person
Site to be determined
Q4 - 2026

WebEOC

Critical Incident Management System

EM Resource

Healthcare Resource Data Management System

Mass Notification

Alert Media Notification System

About Us

Our service area includes the counties of Marion, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby, Trinity, Gregg, Upshur, Cherokee, Freestone, Houston, Rains, Van Zandt, Anderson, Henderson, Smith, Wood and Camp.

RAC-G) operates as a not-for-profit entity to serve as a link between area hospitals, pre hospital providers and local, state and federal agencies in matters of trauma, healthcare and disaster preparedness and response.

RAC-G is here to serve our East Texas region in the following areas:

Injury Prevention Programs
Providing regional equipment and training opportunities upon requests and approval
Mass Communication Systems such as IRIS, EMResource, WebEOC, Staffing Notifications, Disaster Alerts
Offering Educational Opportunities both Clinical and Public with CEUs available
Coordination of disaster resources through Emergency Medical Task Force-Region 4, both within our region and for state deployment
Stroke and STEMI Registry development, collection and reporting
Develop and maintain the Regional System Trauma Plan (Trauma/EMS/Acute Care/Hospital Plan, known to us as the TEACH PLAN)

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EMTF 4

Emergency Medical Task Force Region 4

The Texas Emergency Medical Task Force (TX EMTF) is a series of components that are capable of activating resources on behalf of Texas on a state mission that provides a custom, scalable approach to medical disaster response. The key to the program is the ability to activate our members from EMS & fire departments, public and private healthcare organizations, regional coalitions, & state and local government who provide personnel & assets that activate during disasters.

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