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Welcome to the Greater Northwest EMS website!

NOTE:  OUR OFFICE HAS MOVED, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 21, 2007!!!!
Our new physical address is:  2300 24th St NW, Suite 103, Bemidji, MN 56601 (Next to the Hungry Bear restaurant). 
Our mailing address will remain unchanged at this time due to the inability of installing a mailbox in frozen ground! 
All telephone, fax, and email information will remain unchanged. 
Come visit our new office if you are in town!

Our Mission

The mission of Greater Northwest EMS is to establish, maintain, develop and operate an emergency medical service (EMS) communication network to serve the public and to serve all medical service entities, organizations and individuals who provide medical services or services relative thereto; to do and perform research and to provide educational training, instruction and information relative to EMS and emergency services communication systems; to do and perform such other and further actions as may maintain, develop and improve the quality, effectiveness and availability of emergency medical services to the general public.

Background Information

Greater Northwest Emergency Medical Services is one of eight regional EMS planning agencies statewide.  It is designated as the lead regional EMS program for the 12 county area of Northwestern Minnesota by the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (EMSRB).  Established in 1999 as a non-profit organization, its appointed program responsibilities are facilitated under federal EMS guidelines.  Greater Northwest EMS serves over 100 departments including First Responder organizations, ambulance services, hospitals, EMS support agencies and individuals region-wide.  Greater Northwest EMS is funded through Federal appropriations and private grants.

Geographic Area

Greater Northwest EMS is responsible for the 12 county region of Northwestern Minnesota which consists of approximately 14,703 square miles and encompasses the counties of Beltrami, Polk, Lake of the Woods, Red Lake, Pennington, Marshall, Kittson, Mahnomen, Clearwater, Hubbard, Roseau and Norman.           

Contact Us

Telephone:  218-759-8915 or 800-636-8005
Fax:  218-759-8995
Address:  2300 24th Street NW, Suite 103, Bemidji, MN 56601    
Email: 
tvander@enterpoint.net or lisawork@enterpoint.net