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FROM:
Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Contra
. By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts AdministratorCosta
DATE: May 18, 1992 County
Approval of Trauma Center Designation and Hospital Agreement #29-
SUBJECT: 325-2 with John Muir Medical Center
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve permanent designation of John Muir Medical Center as a Level
II Trauma Center and authorize the Chair to execute on behalf of the
County, Hospital Agreement #29-325-2 with John Muir Medical Center for
the term May 22, 1992 through May 21, 2012 with ',automatic renewal each
year thereafter.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Upon execution of the agreement and annually thereafter, John Muir
Medical Center will pay County a $75, 000 designation fee plus $30,500
for use by County in funding programs to decrease violence or to
prevent injury for a total of $105,500 annually.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONSZBACRGROUND:
On January 14, 1992, your Board approved a Request for Proposal (RFP)
for Level II Trauma Center Designation. The standards and
requirements of the RFP were similar to those which have been in
effect for the trauma system's first six years of operation except for
(1) the addition of a "service to the community" requirement, and (2)
provision for permanent designation following two three-year contract
periods. The deadline for proposal submission was March 30, 1992,
although the RFP contained a provision for extension of the deadline
based upon submission of a written request' and payment of the
application fee. A Bidders ' Conference was held to answer any
questions regarding the RFP or application procedure. Copies of the
RFP were provided to all hospitals in Contra Costa County.
John Muir Medical Center, the County's existing Level II Trauma
Center, was the sole hospital to submit a proposal. There were no
requests for extension of the proposal submission deadline, nor were
inquiries regarding trauma center designation received from any other
hospitals. John Muir was the sole hospital represented at the
Bidders' Conference.
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A staff review of John Muir's Trauma Center Designation proposal has
determined that the proposal meets the requirements of the County's
RFP. Muir's proposal includes certain expanded services to the
community in the areas of education and injury prevention, poison
control, and improved medical helicopter response. These include:
(1) Poison Control Center. John Muir will provide the lead agency
role in negotiating Contra Costa County's share of support to the
Regional Poison Control Center and will provide the level of
support negotiated.
(2) Injury Prevention Programs. John Muir will provide $30,500
annually to the County for use in funding programs to decrease
violence or prevent injury.
(3) Medical Helicopter Service. John Muir will actively promote the
basing of a medical helicopter within Contra Costa County, and
will commit up to $50, 000 over and above Muir's regular $100, 000
annual contribution to CALSTAR if needed to offset any CALSTAR
program deficits that occur because of the Contra Costa County
helicopter.
(4) Trauma Team Talks Tough Program. John Muir will expand its
"Trauma Team Talks Tough" educational program conducted through
the schools by committing $50, 000 annual funding. (This
represents increased funding of approximately $49, 500 since the
existing program has been conducted on a volunteer basis. )
The John Muir Trauma Center has recently undergone an annual site
review conducted by the Health Services Department using an
independent review team. John Muir meets the six-year previous
designation requirement specified in the RFP for a hospital to be
considered for permanent trauma center designation. The Health
Services Department recommends permanent Level II Trauma Center
designation for John Muir Medical Center. Such designation will be
subject to Muir's continued compliance with standards set forth in
their contract.