RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Health Services Director, a Purchase Order with Smith and Nephew, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $600,000 for the purchase of medical supplies for the Operating Room at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC), for the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise Fund I Budget.

BACKGROUND:

This Purchase Order request is for medical supplies like anchors necessary for orthopedic surgeries to repair rotator cuff tear of the shoulder and repair of the anterior and posterior cruciate ligament of the knee, gynecological surgery using TruClear System which is a tissue removal device allowing the surgeon to do surgery in a minimally invasive technique; Ear, Nose and Throat procedures like tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, laryngeal polypectomy and sinus surgery. CCRMC orders coblators used to remove tissues at a low relative temperature resulting in a minimal thermal damage to surrounding soft tissue. This vendor has been providing quality medical supplies to CCRMC for more than a decade and is widely used.