HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09102013 - C.117RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his design), to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
#23-437-2 with San Ramon Regional Medical Center, a non-profit corporation, to act as a designated center to assist
patients who have been assessed by ambulance personnel with a cardiac condition known as ST Elevation
Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), for the period from September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Contractor will pay County a fee of $5,000 per year to offset the costs of County’s oversight activities. There is no
general fund impact.
BACKGROUND:
In collaboration with hospitals, first-responders, and transport agencies, Contra Costa’s Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) Agency has been working towards implementing a program designating hospitals as ST El-evation
Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) receiving centers. The designated centers will provide the most ad-vanced and rapid
care for patients with heart attacks known as STEMI by unblocking arteries in the heart in a rapid fashion.
Heart attacks represent a major cause of death and disability
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 09/10/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Patricia Frost
(313-9560)
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: September 10, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, D Gary
C.117
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:September 10, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #23-437-2 with San Ramon Regional Medical Center
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
in the United States, affecting over 400,000 persons annually. This kind of heart attack occurs among 2.5% to 5% of
patients with chest pain or other cardiac symptoms. The number of STEMI identified by Contra Costa EMS providers
are estimated to be in the range of 100-150 patients per year. On September 21, 2010, the Board of Supervisors
approved Con-tract #23-437-1 with San Ramon Regional Medical Center to act as a designated STEMI receiving
center to provide specialized treatment for STEMI patients with cardiac conditions, for the period from September 1,
2010 through August 31, 2013.
Approval of Contract #23-437-2 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services through August 31, 2016,
including mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this
Contract.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, Contractor will not act as a designated STEMI receiving center for patients with
cardiac conditions.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
NOT APPLICABLE