HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11102015 - C.47RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent on behalf, of the Health Services Department,
to execute a Purchase Order with Abbott Laboratories, Inc., in the amount of $120,000 to
purchase reagents and supplies needed for the IStat Handheld Analyzer for the Contra Costa
Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and the Contra Costa Health Centers for the period
September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2018.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise Fund I Budget.
BACKGROUND:
Abbott Laboratories Inc. has been CCRMC’s primary supplier for single use cartridges for
the lactic acid test. The integrated Nurses Leadership Program Cohort on Sepsis Mortality
Reduction Project has requested a 10 minute turn-around time for lactic acid results ordered
on patients with possible sepsis. The IStat Analyzer with the single use cartridge can
perform testing in 3 minutes.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/10/2015 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
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Anna Roth, 370-5101
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: November 10, 2015
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: Tasha Scott, N Rios
C. 47
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:November 10, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Blanket Purchase Order for Abbott Laboratories Inc.
If this Purchase Order is not approved, the CCRMC Clinical Laboratory will not be able to
result the lactic acid test in a timely manner, which could potentially affect patient care.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.