Agenda

Return

C.56

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	March 3, 2009

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #23-076-8 John Muir Health, Walnut Creek Campus

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/03/2009

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Art Lathrop, 646-4690
cc:	Detra Morgan, HS Contracts & Grants Barbara Borbon, HS Contract & Grants

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: March 3, 2009
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Art Lathrop), to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #23-076-8 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) the period from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2012. This contract includes mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of performance of this contract.

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 #23-076-8 will designate John Muir Medical Center as the EMS Base Hospital for Contra Costa County through December 31, 2012.