WV Medical Coordination Center, WESTCOM

WV Medical Coordination Center, WESTCOM State Medical Command Center The Medical Command System

The Medical Command System is comprised of five regional Medical Command Centers.

Four of the five centers are operated in conjunction with a regional trauma hospital. The fifth is operated by the Office of Emergency Medical Services in its Flatwoods WV facility, and is known as the Medical Coordination Center. The five centers are as follows:
Beckley Regional Command, operating out of Raleigh General Hospital
WVU Medical Command, operating out of West Virginia University Hospi

tal
Charleston Med-Base, operating out of CAMC General Division
Huntington Medical Command, operating out of Cabell Huntington Hospital
Medical Coordination Center, operating out of the Flatwoods facility in Sutton. Each center is staffed 24/7 by paramedics with years of clinical experience, and provides Medical Direction to field providers. All EMS units transporting patients to an emergency department contacts its respective Medical Command Center and provides a patient report. This report is relayed to the receiving facility's Emergency Department. The medical direction can take many forms. Some of them are as follows:

Answering simple questions from field providers
Ordering medications or procedures for patients
Coordinating Aero Medical Evacuation
Routing STEMI, CVA and Trauma patients to the appropriate facilities
Collecting Data
Insuring adherence to WVOEMS protocols
Completing documentation regarding patient care for quality improvement processes. The Medical Coordination Center also maintains the "One-call lines" for the perinatal partnership arranging transfers of neonates and or mothers in need of a tertiary care center. Additionally, the Medical Coordination Center provides continuous monitoring of the state's radio system. In the event a problem occurs within the system, a radio technician responsible for the particular area is dispatched. The regional Medical Commands are a great asset to the EMS system in West Virginia.

06/02/2026

It is with heavy hearts and inexplicable sadness that we share the news of today's passing of paramedic Greg Wolfe. Greg had a long career in EMS with KCEAA and other agencies throughout the region, as well as serving as a flight paramedic for Air Evac Lifeteam. He was a military veteran, whose greatest source of pride was his two daughters and four grandchildren.

But while his service to helping others will be remembered throughout the region, those who worked with Greg in EMS and at the Cedar Grove Fire Department know him best for his quick wit and his no-holds-barred approach to just about everything. Coupled with that was deep affection for his co-workers and celebrating their accomplishments, particularly in his final role in our Education Department.

Today, many in EMS are sharing stories about Greg, (and there are many), and remembering how he brightened our lives and made them better. If you knew him, you know he spoke of his friends and family as if they were rock stars, with admiration and love and loyalty. Please keep his family, friends and co-workers in your thoughts as they move forward in the days ahead.

05/04/2026
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04/30/2026

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04/27/2026

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04/16/2026

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