REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 28, 2025
FROM
ANDREW GOLDFRACH, ARMC Chief Executive Officer, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
Title
Non-Financial Affiliation Agreement with Bear Valley Community Healthcare District for Resident Physician Clinical Rotations
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Non-Financial Affiliation Agreement, including non-standard terms, with Bear Valley Community Healthcare District for a clinical rotation in rural medicine for Arrowhead Regional Medical Center emergency medicine resident physicians, for the period of five-years from the date of execution.
(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 this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as this Affiliation Agreement (Agreement) with Bear Valley Community Healthcare District is non-financial in nature.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This Agreement will allow Arrowhead Regional Medical Center's (ARMC) emergency medicine resident physicians to obtain specialized training in rural medicine at Bear Valley Community Healthcare District (Bear Valley).
Resident physicians typically acquire specialty clinical knowledge at other medical facilities. These medical facilities offer the opportunity for resident physicians to gain experience caring for patients and performing procedures in specialties that ARMC may not offer or have too few patients to provide appropriate experience.
ARMC operates several accredited residency programs. Each program has specific requirements as to the numbers and types of patients to which a resident physician must provide care. To meet these requirements, with respect to volume and type, it is necessary to provide educationa...
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