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Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute Amendment No. 4 to the agreement (A-11012) with GE Healthcare for biomedical equipment services to extend the term of the agreement for an additional seventy-five day (75) day period (December 15, 2017 through February 28, 2018) for a revised full agreement term of September 1, 2007 through February 28, 2018, with no increase to the total agreement amount of $2,972,506.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute Amendment No. 4 to the agreement (A-11012) with GE Healthcare for biomedical equipment services to extend the term of the agreement for an additional seventy-five day (75) day period (December 15, 2017 through February 28, 2018) for a revised full agreement term of September 1, 2007 through February 28, 2018, with no increase to the total agreement amount of $2,972,506.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad Medical Center (NMC) has had an agreement with GE Healthcare (GE) for biomedical engineering services since 2007. The services include preventive equipment maintenance on biomedical equipment, sterilizer and laboratory equipment as well as contracted personnel to manage and maintain the inventory. The Joint Commission requires that hospitals have an Equipment Management Plan that details the hospital's biomedical equipment inventory with a plan on how it will be maintained based on the manufacturer's recommendation. GE performs all of the functions to keep the hospital compliant with the Joint Commission requirement.
The current agreement expires on December 14, 2017. NMC has been actively working with GE for several months on a final amendment to the contract to extend the term and revise the billing structure in conjunction with an updated inventory list of equipment. That amendment will allow for NMC to continue its...
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