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Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Division recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Authorize the Chair to sign non-financial perpetual Agreement for Services 047-M1410 with Marshall Medical Center for the provision of medical direction and supervision of Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic personnel for the term beginning August 17, 2013 and until terminated by either party; and
2) Authorize the Chair to sign non-financial perpetual Agreement for Services 046-M1410 with Barton Healthcare System for the provision of medical direction and supervision of Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic personnel for the term beginning August 16, 2013 and until terminated by either party; and
3) Authorize the Chief Administrative Officer or their designee to execute further documents relating to Agreement for Services 047-M1410 and to Agreement for Services 046-M1410, including amendments thereto, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not affect the term of either Agreement.
FUNDING: Not applicable - there is no remuneration required for these services.
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Background
The County of EI Dorado ("County") established an Emergency Medical Services ("EMS") system pursuant to Health & Safety Code ("H&S") Section 1797.200 to provide basic life support medical services to the community. The EMS System includes an Advanced Life Support ("ALS") program in accordance with H&S 1797.52, which defines ALS as follows: "Advanced life support means special services designed to provide definitive prehospital emergency medical care, including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiac monitoring, cardiac defibrillation, advanced airway management, intravenous therapy, administration of specified drugs and other medicinal preparations, and other specified techniques and procedures administered by authorized personnel under the direct supervision of the EMS Medical Director or a base hospital as part of a local EMS system at the scene of an emergency, during transport to an acute care hospital, during interfacility transfer, and while in the emergency department of an acute care hospital until responsibility is assumed by the emergency or other medical staff of that hospital."
Marshall Medical Center and Barton Healthcare System have partnered with the County to provide Base Hospital support services to the community for the past several years. Each Agreement renews the commitment of all parties to the provision of quality, timely, and effective ALS services.
Reason for Recommendation
Approval of these two Agreements will ensure that the ALS services in the County continue to be supported by Marshall Medical Center and Barton Healthcare System and the community will continue to benefit by receiving quality and timely ALS services.
Action(s) to be taken following Board approval
1) Chair to sign two (2) original Agreements 047-M1410;
2) Chair to sign two (2) original Agreements 046-M1410;
3) Board Clerk to return one signed original of Agreement 047-M1410 and one signed original of Agreement 046-M1410 to HHSA, Contracts Unit, at 3057 Briw Road,
Suite A.
Contact
Don Ashton, M.P.A., Interim Director
Concurrences
County Counsel and Risk Management