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Public Health Department requesting approval, in concept, a discussion with San Joaquin County with regard to the EMResource product used by El Dorado County's Emergency Medical Services Agency.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: N/A
Background: EMResource is a web-based product that is used daily to monitor the status of hospital ER and other EMS resources (air ambulances, etc.). It is also used during large-scale EMS incidents to monitor distribution of a large number of patients to local hospitals based on ER capacity and/or availability of specialized hospital services. Both hospitals in El Dorado County have used this product for the past three years.
Previously, the County contracted with Hospital Council of Northern and Central California (HCNCC) who, in turn, contracted directly with EMSystem on behalf of several counties in the Sacramento region. HCNCC decided to discontinue their intermediary role; however, San Joaquin County has now agreed to take over this responsibility. San Joaquin County has contracted directly with EMSystem for the EMResource product and is seeking to enter into MOUs with regional participating counties to pay for this service. The annualized cost to each county is apportioned by San Joaquin based on population. This expenditure has been anticipated in the EMS Agency budget for FY 2007-08.
Action to be taken following Board approval: Department to negotiate agreement with San Joaquin for the use of the EMResource; Department to return to the Board for approval of subsequent agreement.
Contact: Dan Buffalo