REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
October 27, 2020
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
Title
Equipment Purchase Agreement with Baxter Healthcare Corporation for Cardiovascular Equipment
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Equipment Purchase Agreement with Baxter Healthcare Corporation for Purchase of the Prismax System in the total amount of $47,000.00.
(Presenter: William L. Gilbert, Director, 580-6150)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The cost of $47,000.00 for the Prismax System was included in the approved 2020-21 budget, and is funded by State Medi-Cal, Federal Medicare, private insurances, and other departmental revenue. Funding sources may change in the future pending any legislative activity related to the repeal and/or replacement of the Affordable Care Act. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) 2020-21 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Approval of this recommendation will allow ARMC to purchase the Prismax Critical Care System from Baxter Healthcare Corporation (Baxter) to be used in ARMC's new Cardiovascular Program. The Prismax System is designed to assist healthcare professionals in the delivery of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), which is used to treat acute kidney injury and may benefit patients with multiple organ dysfunction or sepsis. The equipment is also used for therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) therapies in which the plasma is removed from the blood and replaced with another fluid, similar to what happens in kidney dialysis. This equipment is part of a larger set of purchases to implement the Cardiovascu...
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