RECOMMENDATION(S):

AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department, to purchase nine (9) G.E. Giraffe Infant Warmers from GE Healthcare, Inc. in the amount of $158,293.42, for use at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) Labor and Delivery Unit.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Funded by Enterprise Fund I Budget.

BACKGROUND:

CCRMC's current nine (9) Hill Rom Stabilet Infant Warmers are subject to an FDA Class 1 medical device recall. An Infant Warmer is a microprocessor-controlled device intended to supply supplementary heat to a newborn neonate. A class 1 recall is the most serious type of FDA recall and involves situations in which there is a reasonable probability that use of these products will cause serious injury or death. GE and Drager are the leading infant warmer manufacturers in the US. The CCRMC Labor and Delivery Dept. (L&D) attempted to trial both vendors’ products but Drager was unable to provide a loaner to trial. L&D did trial GE’s Giraffe infant warmer and the clinical staff found it met and exceeded expectations. As Drager was unable to support us in a trial the clinical staff decided to choose the GE Giraffe unit for purchase.