RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Health Services Director, a purchase order with AGFA Healthcare Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $187,764 for the purchase of a DX-D100 wireless portable unit with digital radiology 14s/10s system for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Health Centers.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise Fund I budget.

BACKGROUND:

The Health Services Department uses AGFA products including their Picture Archive Communication System, Computed Radiology System, and Circles of Care for necessary service and maintenance support to the Cardiology and Diagnostic Imaging Unit’s electronic imaging systems at the CCRMC and Health Centers. This new purchase will easily transition into the Departments’ current AGFA equipment. Digital radiology provides clinicians with immediate access to imaging performed at the patient bedside or in any area outside of the main imaging unit at CCRMC, thereby eliminating delays in patient treatment, especially in times of critical care needs.