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Approve and direct the Purchasing Manager for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement (A-12530 / MYA983) with Modular Devices Inc. for Exchange of Equipment and Installation Services at NMC, adding $295,500 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $2,452,500 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 Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement (A-12530 / MYA983) with Modular Devices Inc. for Exchange of Equipment and Installation Services at NMC, adding $295,500 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $2,452,500 in the aggregate.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
NMC entered into a lease agreement with Modular Devices to provide a Mobile Computerized Tomography (CT) laboratory and a mobile Angiography/Interventional Radiology (IR) Laboratory services for the term August 1, 2013 through July 31, 2016. The Board of Supervisors approved the lease on July 30, 2013. The request submitted for approval is to upgrade the CT equipment.
The Modular Device Mobile Computed Tomography (CT) laboratory with a GE 16 slice CT scanner will be replaced with a new mobile unit featuring a GE 64 slice CT scanner. The new scanner captures images of a beating heart in five heartbeats, an organ in a second, and if necessary, whole body trauma in 10 seconds. Volume coverage is diagnostic power -- including the ability to routinely perform CT-angiography, in addition to rapid test for stroke and chest pain. The new scanner can scan as fast as 0.35 seconds per rotation. The higher speed scanning translates to clearer, sharper images with fewer problems caused by patient movement or motion of a beating heart. The scanner has automated a dose-reduction feature which means less exposure to radiation. Patients will benefit from faster exams and less time needed for breath-holds, which can mean less stress for the pa...
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