Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Colleen Chawla, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Chester J. Kunnappilly, MD, Chief Executive Officer, San Mateo Medical Center
Subject: Amendment No. 8 to the Agreement with CareFusion Solutions, LLC to Provide Automated Medication Dispensing Equipment and Pharmacy Inventory Control System Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing Amendment No. 8 to the agreement with CareFusion Solutions, LLC to continue to provide automated medication dispensing equipment and pharmacy inventory control system services, extending the term of the agreement by five months through March 31, 2027, and increasing the amount of the agreement by $300,000 to an amount not to exceed $2,380,000.
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BACKGROUND:
In June 2019, San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) and Health Information Technology completed a Request for Proposals to replace the automated medication dispensing equipment and add an inventory storage and control system. CareFusion Solutions, LLC (CareFusion) was chosen to upgrade and fulfill the pharmacy modernization requirements because of their familiarity with SMMC’s current automated dispensing equipment, as well as over 30 years of experience working with government entities and partnerships across hospital systems.
This Board approved an agreement with CareFusion on September 15, 2020 for the term of September 15, 2020 through October 31, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000. There have been several amendments, taking this agreement to an amount not to exceed $2,080,000.
In February 2026, SMMC completed a Request for Proposals to replace the current automated medication dispensing equipment, inventory storage and control system, and Becton, Dickinson and Company on behalf of CareFusion Solutions, LLC was selected due to their extensive experience working with government entities and hospital systems. The new agreement for automa...
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