REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 7, 2024
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
Title
Naming of the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Trauma Center
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve the naming of the Trauma Center at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center as the Dev A. Gnanadev Trauma Center.
(Presenter: William L. Gilbert, Director, 580-6150)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the naming of the Trauma Center at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) has no financial impact.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
(ARMC is requesting to name its Trauma Center in recognition of the outstanding and exceptional contributions made by Dev A. Gnanadev, M.D. to San Bernardino County and ARMC. Dr. Gnanadev worked with the Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency (ICEMA) and the American College of Surgeon (ACS) to create a dedicated Trauma Center at the San Bernardino County Medical Center and became the founding director of the Trauma Center in 1982. In addition, he played a key role in the development and growth of the Trauma Center when ARMC was established in Colton in 1999. Under his leadership, ARMC’s Trauma Center has become one of the region’s busiest adult trauma centers.
Dr. Gnanadev served as the Director of the County’s Trauma Center from October 1982 to June 2000, and has served as the Chairman of the Department of Surgery since 1988. He was instrumental to ARMC’s success in achieving the ICEMA and ACS designation as a Level 1 Trauma Center in 2022. The Level 1 designation is the highest level of designation recognized by ICEMA and the ACS, meaning that ARMC has been verified to be capable of providing total care for every aspect of injury. As a Level 1 Trauma Center, ARMC is also recognized as having the ability to treat the most seriously injured patients.
ARMC recommends naming the ARMC Trauma Center as the Dev A. Gnanadev Trauma Center, as Dr. Gnanadev has been serving the people of San Bernardino County for over 43 years. The request to name the ARMC Trauma Center is made in accordance with County Policy 12-16 and has been approved by the Chief Executive Officer as required under County Policy 12-16, Standard Practice 1.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Charles Phan, Supervising Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on April 30, 2024; ARMC Finance (Chen Wu, Finance and Budget Officer, 580-3165) on May 1, 2024; Finance (Jenny Yang, Administrative Analyst, 387-4884) on May 1, 2024; and County Finance and Administration (Valerie Clay, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on May 1, 2024.