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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center or his designee to execute renewal & amendment No. 5 to the agreement (A-13817) with CALSTAR Air Medical Services LLC, for patient transfer coordination and facilitation services, extending the agreement an additional five (5) year period (February 28, 2023 through February 27, 2028) for a revised full agreement term of December 15, 2014 through February 27, 2028, and adding $750,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $1,585,000.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center or his designee to execute renewal & amendment No. 5 to the agreement (A-13817) with CALSTAR Air Medical Services LLC, for patient transfer coordination and facilitation services, extending the agreement an additional five (5) year period (February 28, 2023 through February 27, 2028) for a revised full agreement term of December 15, 2014 through February 27, 2028, and adding $750,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $1,585,000.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The CALSTAR Air Medical Services, LLC ("CALSTAR") patient transfer coordination and facilitation services involves coordinating and recording all incoming and outgoing emergency requests for patient consult or transfer. These requests are typically initiated by physicians in circumstances where patients need transfer to the appropriate level of care (either into or out of Natividad Medical Center). When a treating physician deems that there is a medical necessity for a patient to receive care not available at the sending facility, then that patient is transferred to a higher level of care.
This service is crucial for Natividad Medical Center as it provides a single point of contact (telephone exchange) for both physicians calling into Natividad Medical Center to transfer a patient to us as well as Natividad Medical Center physicians calling out to fi...
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