REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 9, 2023
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Agreement with DMS Imaging Inc. dba DMS Health Technologies for Rental of Mobile Magnetic Resonance Imaging Trailer
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Asset Lease Agreement No. 22-1020 with DMS Imaging Inc. dba DMS Health Technologies for the continued lease of a mobile Magnetic Resonance Imaging trailer, increasing the contract amount by $340,600, from $36,800 to $377,400, and extending the lease from a one-month period to a 13-month period of June 12, 2023 through July 11, 2024.
(Presenter: William L. Gilbert, Director, 580-6150)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
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 additional cost of $340,600 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) 2022-23 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This Amendment No. 1 to Asset Lease Agreement No. 22-1020 (Amendment) will allow ARMC to continue providing critical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) examinations during a project to replace one of two hospital MRI machines. The current machine to be replaced is more than 20 years old and beyond its life expectancy. Renting the MRI trailer from DMS Imaging Inc. dba DMS Health Technologies (DMS) will help ensure conti...
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