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C. 74

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	January 10, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #23-076-10 with John Muir Health, Walnut Creek Campus

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/10/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Patricia Frost, 925-646-4690
cc:	E Suisala M Wilhelm

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 10, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #23-076-10 with John Muir Health, Walnut Creek Campus, a non-profit corporation, for the County’s designation of John Muir Medical Center as a Base Hospital for County’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for the period from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This is a non-financial agreement. There is no County General Fund impact.

BACKGROUND:

This Agreement designates John Muir Medical Centers as the EMS Base Hospital for Contra Costa County and sets the standards and requirements for Base Hospital personnel and Base Hospital activities.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

A “Base Hospital” is a hospital designated by the County EMS Agency to direct the advanced life-support system and prehospital care system assigned to it. In the case of this Agreement, the Base Hospital will provide destination and prehospital on-line decision-making support to paramedic units. The Base Hospital functions within the County EMS system to facilitate and expedite safe, high-quality, patient-centered care, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, without interruption. Designating a Base Hospital meets the needs of the County’s population by providing services to all patients transported in paramedic units, without regard to the patient’s destination.

Approval of Agreement #23-076-10 will designate John Muir Medical Center as the Base Hospital for Contra Costa County through December 31, 2020. This contract includes mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of performance of this contract.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the County’s population will not receive services to patients transported in paramedic units, without regard to the patient’s destination.