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Approve and direct the Purchasing Manager for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Renewal and Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement (A-1227/MYA512) with USA Mobility Wireless for Internet Capable Pager Services at NMC, extending the Agreement to June 30, 2016 and adding $111,000 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $271,000 in the aggregate.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors approve and direct the Purchasing Manager for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Renewal and Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement (A-1227/MYA512) with USA Mobility Wireless for Internet Capable Pager Services at NMC, extending the Agreement to June 30, 2016 and adding $111,000 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $271,000 in the aggregate
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
USA Mobility Wireless Inc has provided NMC hospital employees (including physicians and other patient care provider's internet capable pager services since July 2010. These services provide for constant twenty-four hours per day seven days a week (24/7) communication between the hospital and providers for patient care. Examples of the services include but are not limited to the following:
Notification to physicians to patient's critical care needs such as, medication adjustment, patient condition change, patient discharge and patient transfers. Many physicians "on call" duties require them to be readily available within twenty minutes in order to meet patient care needs.
NMC contacting patient care providers, such as laboratory, cardiopulmonary, and diagnostic imaging staff to immediately respond to patient care needs. Notification to hospital maintenance personnel who are "on call" after normal business hours to meet NMC's emergency needs.
USA Mobility Wireless is a preferred vendor for these services because of their experience with other hospital and medical care providers. NMC has continued to utilize this vendor because of their extensive ...
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