Title
Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to issue a Purchase Order to Philips Healthcare for the purchase of the twelve (12) defibrillators.
Body
The purchase of the Phillips Healthcare 12 lead cardiac monitors will supplement the paramedic program and will move the department further towards the goal of providing an advanced life support response to time critical events such as heart attacks. It will also keep the department in line with the City’s goal of having world class medical facilities, by beginning that level of treatment to our first responders where most treatment for city patrons begins. The inclusion of cardiac monitors into our EMS program will benefit our patients by reducing the time needed to get them into definitive treatment. We will measure this in three ways using American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines: time from dispatch to running the first 12 lead, time from dispatch to the delivery of nitroglycerin, and time from dispatch to the delivery to an Advance medical provider. The 12 lead cardiac monitors along with the First Responder Advance Paramedic program (FRAP) will ensure that our citizens receive the highest level of care possible by a first responder, and will improve the citizens’ chances of survival.
Cost: $318,479.28Source of Funds: General Fund
Recommended action
Staff recommends Approval