HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09172013 - C.25RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
#23-434-2 with Kaiser Foundation Hospitals - Walnut Creek Medical Center, a non-profit corpo-ration, 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 Medi-cal
Services (EMS) Agency has been working towards implementing a program designating hospitals as ST Elevation
Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) receiving centers. The designated centers will provide the most advanced and rapid
care for patients with heart attacks known as STEMI by unblocking arteries in the heart in a rapid fashion.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 09/17/2013 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 17, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, D Gary
C. 25
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D.
Date:September 17, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Approval of Contract #23-434-2 with Kaiser Foundation Hospitals - Walnut Creek Medical Center
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Heart attacks represent a major cause of death and disability 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 STEMIs 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 Contract #23-434-1 with Kaiser
Foundation Hospitals, Walnut Creek to act as a designated STEMI receiv-ing center to provide specialized treatment
for STEMI patients with a cardiac condition, through August 31, 2013.
Approval of Contract #23-434-2 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