Highland County Department of Emergency Medical Services

About:

Our Mission

"To serve our community by providing exceptional pre-hospital emergency medical care with compassion, efficiency, and integrity"

History

The Highland County Department of Emergency Medical Services (HCEMS) was founded in 2019. The department was founded to help supplement the volunteer EMS agencies in Highland County Virginia. HCEMS is the first and only career EMS agency in Highland County.  This allows for a minimum of one EMT or higher to be at the station 24 hours a day with some exceptions. 

The Highland County Department of EMS has an agreement with the Highland County Volunteer Rescue Squad (HCVRS) that allows our staff members to operate from their station and with their ambulances/equipment.

In addition to assisting with calls, HCEMS provides continuing education training. We also provide CPR certification courses to the general public.