RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department, to renew a blanket Purchase Order #35158 with Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Systems, Inc., in the amount of $150,000, for blood bank reagents and supplies for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers, for a period from November 15, 2011 through November 14, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Systems, Inc. blood bank reagents are used to check patient’s blood type, do compatibility testing for patients who need blood transfusion and also to identify irregular antibodies on patient’s blood. Rhogam and Microrhogam are non-blood products given to RH negative mothers who gave birth to RH positive babies to prevent complications with future pregnancies.
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