RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent on behalf of the Health Services Department, to execute a Purchase Order with AT&T in the amount of $155,000, for network equipment and installation for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers, for the period January 15, 2015 through January 14, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% funding is included in the Enterprise I Fund budget.
BACKGROUND:
AT&T provides network connectivity between the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and the Data Centers in Martinez and Pittsburg, CA. This purchase will provide the necessary equipment and installation to provide a higher level of network redundancy between these three locations.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to purchase this equipment would negatively impact physicians and other healthcare providers during a disaster by not having access to the ccLink electronic health record (EHR).
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