Current Events
South Carolina Palmetto Award Winner
When every second counts, a calm and steady voice can make all the difference.
For years, Oliva has been that voice — guiding callers through emergencies with compassion, focus, and professionalism.
She recently received the Palmetto Award, recognizing excellence in South Carolina’s emergency communications field.
Greenville County EMS named 2024 Large System of the Year!
The team was awarded for their exceptional work during Hurricane Helene and also acknowledged for their daily commitment to providing word-class pre-hospital care.
Greenville Christmas Parade
GCEMS was a part of the Greenville Poinsettia Parade again this year! We had a lot of fun in our decorated ambulance waving and seeing all the smiling faces of our community.
Clinical Services Clinical Excellence Award
Greenville County EMS has created a new recognition program within our agency: the Clinical Services Clinical Excellence Award.
This award celebrates exceptional clinical performance and dedication to excellence in patient care.
Recipients of this prestigious award will be honored with:
- A certificate of recognition.
- A limited- edition challenge coin exclusively designed for this award.
The award is guided by carefully established criteria and a nomination process set by our medical control physicians, ensuring that it highlights
the remarkable efforts and achievements of our team members.
We are pleased to announce that the first Clinical Services Clinical Excellence Awards have been presented to Kevin Jansen and Brinkley Boone
for their exemplary clinical performance and determination during an incident that occurred on September 27, 2024. Their actions truly embody
the standards of excellence that this award represents.
GSCC Field Trip
It was an absolute pleasure to host the students from Golden Strip Career Center at our Headquarters for a field trip.
The students were able to participate in a tour of the facility. During their time here, they went through our Clinical
Services department, where there were scenarios set up with the use of the simulation mannequins and the Driving Simulator.
Rotating from Clinical services to Dispatch, students were walked through the process of answering and dispatching a call.
They spent some time in the dispatch center learning each position available in Communications. Lastly, the students
visited Operations. Our Special Operations Manager showed them the ambulances and UTV, walking them through a day in the life,
and how our Logistics department operates.
TECC
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) course teaches EMS practitioners and other prehospital providers how to respond to and care for patients in a civilian tactical environment.
This class teaches EMTs and Paramedics how to respond to a Mass Casualty Incident and provide effective care to a large number of trauma patients.
EMS Week
We are incredibly proud of our team of first responders. The Paramedics, EMTs, and Telecommunicators at GCEMS provide unwavering dedication to providing timely
and effective emergency care to ensure that Greenville County receives the best possible outcomes in critical situations. Thank you for being heroes to our community.
Your hard work, compassion, selflessness, and unwavering effort make all the difference. Over the week we gathered to present awards to many of our team members for their achievements and participated in team-building games and activities.
Combat Medical Training
From May 16-19, Greenville County EMS hosted the 874th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment from Ft. Jackson to participate in combat
medical training. Soldiers were riding on ambulances and completed two prehospital medical care courses including the Tactical Combat
Casualty Care Course. On Saturday, the unit set up a mock battalion aid station where Greenville County EMTs and paramedics participated
as role-players with simulated injuries including multiple gunshot wounds, burns, blast injuries, and fractures. The 874th mobilized to
urgently triage, treat, and evacuate casualties as they would in a combat zone. Several wounded required operative surgical intervention which was also simulated.
This is one of the first times a medical unit has integrated with a municipal EMS agency to undergo joint training. The event was a success and praised by
the unit’s Battalion Commander. Greenville County EMS was proud to assist in preparing this Army medical unit for future deployment.
First Responder's Day
GCEMS is proud to participate each year in First Responder's Day at Flour Field! This year, Paramedic Josh King was highlighted for his efforts to find a kidney donor.
Along with the help of Paramedic King's transplant team, GCEMS reached out to the public for help and we all remain hopeful for a donor. The day was also filled
with wonderful public education, touch-a-truck, and a parade displaying our emergency vehicles! We look forward to next year, Greenville!
Meet Our Team
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