Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Nancy Lapolla, MPH, Director, Emergency Medical Services
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with Stanford Health Care for an EMS Medical Director
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Stanford Health Care to provide a Medical Director to the Emergency Medical Services division, extending the term of the agreement to June 30, 202, and increasing the amount by $270,400, to an amount not to exceed $638,400.
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BACKGROUND:
California law requires that each local Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agency have a Medical Director who is a physician and specifies that the service may be provided by contract. In collaboration with the Director of EMS, the EMS Medical Director (Medical Director) helps provide oversight and coordination of the countywide EMS system, which includes 911 emergency medical dispatch, fire paramedic first response, and emergency paramedic ground and air ambulance transport services. In addition, the Medical Director is responsible for creating medical treatment protocols, developing medical policies, and conducting medical research, in addition to other duties.
Since March 1, 2013, Dr. Gregory Gilbert has served as the Medical Director.
In December 2015, to update the Medical Director scope of work and ensure a competitive process for the position, a request for letters of interest was sent to the EMS Medical Directors Association of California and emergency physician stakeholder groups within San Mateo County. As a result of that process, EMS conducted panel interviews with interested candidates and in March 2016, Dr. Gilbert was selected to continue in the Medical Director role.
Dr. Gilbert is an employee of Stanford Health Care and, therefore, the County has contracted with Stanford Health Care for the time that Dr. G...
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