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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 (512) 834-6737
Administrative Assistant Holly Covert (737) 218-7068
EMS Specialists Chris Meyer (512) 834-6705
Criminal Background Investigation Heather Godinez (512) 834-6746 Keli Rockett (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 Fernando Posada, Phone: (713) 767-3331, Cell: (713) 202-5245
Administrative Assistant Barbara Smith, (713) 767-3333
EMS Specialists David Artificavitch, Phone: (713) 767-3337, Cell: (713) 839-5874 Shelly Cino, Phone: 713-767-3335, Cell 713 839 5573 John Melton , Phone: (713) 767-3334, Cell: (713) 842-0713 Chuck Rowe Phone: (713) 767-3336, Cell: (832) 477-7718

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 Joey Ancelet 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, (817) 264-4721
Administrative Assistant LaToya Holly, (817) 264-4720
EMS Specialists David Post, (817) 264-4724 Andrew Cargile, (817) 718-3074

Mailing Address: Texas Department of State Health Services 300 Victory Drive, PO Box 60968, WTAMU Station, Canyon, TX 79016-0968 (806) 477-1126 (Voice) (806) 655-7159 (Fax)
EMS Specialist Vacant (806) 477-1126

Mailing Address: Texas Department of State Health Services EMS – MC 8431, 210 Marshall Howard Blvd. Littlefield, TX 79339 806-385-2010 (Direct Number) 806-385-2001 (Fax)
EMS Specialist Sharon King 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, (325) 795-5859

Mailing Address: Texas Department of State Health Services 2521 W. Front St., Tyler TX 75702 (817) 372-9567 (Voice) (903) 675-3622 (Fax)
EMS Specialist Vacant, (817) 372-9567

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, (210) 949-2052
Administrative Assistant Ester Dimas, (210) 949-2189
EMS Specialists Alexis Maloney, (210) 949-2113 Jeffrey N. Duncan, (210) 949-2007 Robert Reynolds, (210) 949-2148

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, (432) 571-4105

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, (915) 834-7709

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, (361) 878-3447

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, (956) 421-5520

Last updated July 31, 2019