REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 5, 2025
FROM
ANDREW GOLDFRACH, ARMC Chief Executive Officer, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Product Pricing Agreement with Stryker Sales, LLC for Neurointerventional Supplies
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve the Product Pricing Agreement with Stryker Sales, LLC, including non-standard terms, for neurointerventional supplies specific to brain surgery, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 annually, effective on the first day of the month following the date of last signature and shall continue through and expire 24 months thereafter.
(Presenter: Andrew Goldfrach, ARMC Chief Executive Officer, 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 the item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost), as the annual cost of $1,000,000 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) 2025-26 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Product Pricing Agreement (Agreement) with Stryker Sales, LLC (Stryker) will allow ARMC to purchase neurointerventional supplies for use in brain surgery at a discounted rate. Within the past year, ARMC became a Certified Stroke Center, which increased the number of procedures being performed and with a corresponding increase in supplies usage. Stryker is the only vendor that offers specialized neurointerventional (stent) supplies to treat Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease (ICAD), a condition whe...
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