Member Information
RAC-R welcomes members from all healthcare facilities in our region. Membership packets have been distributed. The link to the survey, which is a part of the membership packet, for both EMS and Hospitals is found on this website under "NEWS."
Board of Directors
EMS #1
Dustin Lowe
Port Arthur Fire Department, Chief Medical Officer
Term: 9/2024 to 8/2027
EMS #3
Vacant
9/2022 to 8/2025
Hospital #1
Secretary: Julie Matson
UTMB Health System, Trauma
Program Director
Term: 9/2024 to 8/2027
Hospital #2
Vacant
Term: 9/2023 to 8/2026
Hospital #3
Vice Chair: Kathy Rodgers
Christus St. Elizabeth's Director of Trauma
Term: 9/2022 to 8/2025
Neonatal
Kelli Huebel
Christus St. Elizabeth, Neonatal Program Coordinator
Term: 9/2024 to 8/2027
At Large #2
Deanna Bray
Alvin EMS, Asst. EMS Director of Operations
Term: 9/2023 to 8/2026
At Large #1
Treasurer: Max Nguyen
Beaumont Fire-Rescue Emergency Medical Services, EMS Manager
Term: 9/2022 to 8/2025
Air Medical # 1
Chair: Alyson Nickum-Smith
SETX Air Rescue, Program Director
Term: 9/2024 to 8/2027
Maternal #1
Kimberly Stewart
UTMB Health System, Maternal Program Manager
Term: 9/2023 to 8/2026
Acute Care
Michelle Vu
UTMB Health System, Service Line Director, Neurosciences
Term: 9/2022 to 8/2025
RAC Goals Adopoted for 2019
Short-term Goals
- Develop and implement a more detailed EMS needs assessment.
- Place New Membership Orientation pack on the RAC website.
- Develop a regional Perinatal plan.
- Develop a regional educational program to improve the knowledge and skills fo pre-hospital providers in perinatal care.
Long-term Goals
- Provide guidance and assistance for successful designation for all Maternal facilities in the region by September 1, 2020
- Update Membership Orientation packet.
- Facilitate a hospital data collection workshop.
- Work to establish a plan to transmit EKG's to hospitals for the region (see current goals)
- Keep CE goal (see current goals)
- Plan and present trauma seminar.
- Present regional educational program to improve the knowledge and skills of pre-hospital providers in perinatal care.