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Central Unit
Mailing Address: Texas Department of State Health Services PO Box 149347, Austin, TX 78714-9347 Street Address: 8407 Wall Street, N402, Austin, TX 78754 (512) 834-6700 (Voice) (512) 834-6713 (Fax)
State EMS Director Joseph Schmider Phone: (512) 834-6737
Administrative Assistant Holly Hornsby Phone: (737) 218-7068
EMS Specialists Chris Meyer Phone: (512) 834-6705 Mattie Mendoza Phone: (512) 834-6709
Criminal Background Investigation Keli Rockett Phone: (512) 834-6746 Sabrina Richardson Forsyth Phone: (512) 834-6710

East Unit
Mailing Address: Texas Department of State Health Services 5425 Polk Avenue, Suite 480 Houston, TX 77023-1497 (713) 767-3333 (Voice) (713) 767-3367 (Fax)
East Unit Manager Joey Ancelet Phone: (713) 767-3331 Cell: (713) 202-5245
Administrative Assistant Barbara Smith Phone: (713) 767-3333
EMS Specialists Shelly Lynn Albi Phone: (713) 767-3335 David Artificavitch Phone: (713) 767-3337 Cell: (713) 839-5874 John Melton Phone: (713) 767-3334 Cell: (713) 842-0713 Chuck Rowe Phone: (713) 767-3336 Cell: (832) 477-7718 Miguel Vazquez Phone: (713) 767-3392

Mailing Address: Texas Department of State Health Services 3105 Executive Blvd. MC 0281 Beaumont, TX 77705 (409) 730-1838 (Voice) (409) 730-1845 (Fax)
EMS Specialist Jennifer Hays Phone: (409) 730-1838 Cell: (409) 223-3191

North Unit
Mailing Address: Texas Department of State Health Services 1301 South Bowen Road, Suite 200, Arlington, TX 76013 (817) 264-4720 (Voice) (817) 264-4725 (Fax)
North Unit Manager Valerie Tumlinson Phone: (817) 264-4721
Administrative Assistant Ayesha Demar Phone: (817) 264-4720
EMS Specialists James Gibson, Phone: (817) 264-4723 Jason Oliver Phone: (817) 264-4722 David Post Phone: (817) 264-4724

Mailing Address: Texas Department of State Health Services 3407 Pony Express Way, MC: 5750, Amarillo, Texas 79118 (806) 477-1126 (Voice) (806) 373-4758 (Fax)
EMS Specialist Susan Garmany Phone: (806) 477-1131

Mailing Address: Texas Department of State Health Services EMS – MC 8431, 210 Marshall Howard Blvd. Littlefield, TX 79339 (806) 477-1131 (Voice) 806-385-2001 (Fax)
EMS Specialist Sharon King Phone: 806-385-2010

Mailing Address: Texas Department of State Health Services 4601 South First Street, Suite L, Abilene, TX 79605 (325) 795-5859 (Voice) (325) 795-5853 (Fax)
EMS Specialist Gary Griffith Phone: (325) 795-5859

Mailing Address: Texas Department of State Health Services 2521 W. Front St., Tyler TX 75702 (903) 533-5309 (Voice) (903) 533-5367 (Fax)
EMS Specialist Josh Brents Phone: (903) 533-5309

South Unit
Mailing Address: Texas Department of State Health Services 7430 Louis Pasteur, San Antonio, TX 78229 (210) 949-2050 (Voice) (210) 949-2010 (Fax)
South Unit Manager Jaime Vallejo, Phone: (210) 949-2052 Cell: (210) 372-3919
Administrative Assistant Ester Dimas, (210) 949-2189
EMS Specialists Alexis Maloney Phone: (210) 949-2113 Cell: (210) 219-3654 Jeffrey N. Duncan Phone: (210) 949-2007 Cell: (210) 268-9707 Robert Reynolds, Phone: (210) 949-2148 Cell: (210) 501-6514

Mailing Address: Texas Department of State Health Services 2301 North Big Spring, Suite 300, Midland, TX 79705 (432) 683-9492 (Voice) (432) 685-3034 (Fax)
EMS Specialist Edward Alberts Phone: (432) 571-4105 Cell: (512) -391-9337

Mailing Address: Texas Department of State Health Services 401 E. Franklin Ave., Ste. 210, El Paso, TX 79901-1206 (915) 834-7709 (Voice) (915) 834-7800 (Fax)
EMS Specialist Raul Guerrero Phone: (915) 834-7709 Cell: (915) 449-2810

Mailing Address: Texas Department of State Health Services 5155 Flynn Parkway, Ste 447, Corpus Christi, TX 78411 (361) 878-3447 (Voice) (361) 883-9942 (Fax)
EMS Specialist Reyes Flores Phone: (361) 878-3447 Cell: (361) 290-6241

Mailing Address: Texas Department of State Health Services 601 West Sesame Drive, Harlingen, TX 78550 (956) 423-0130 (Switchboard) (956) 421-5520 (Voice) (956) 444-3256 (Fax)
EMS Specialist Jorge Alvarez Phone: (956) 421-5520 Cell: (956) 244-3015

Last updated March 17, 2021