REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 20, 2019
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Appointments for Medical Staff and Advanced Practice Professional Membership and/or Clinical Privileges at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve changes within the following Membership and/or Clinical Privileges categories requested in Attachment A, as recommended by the Medical Executive Committee:
1. Applications for Initial Appointment - Medical Staff
2. Applications for Initial Appointment - Advanced Practice Professional Staff
3. Applications for Reappointment - Medical Staff
4. Completion of Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE) with Advancement - Medical Staff
5. Completion of Focused Professional Practice Evaluation - Medical Staff
6. Request to Change Staff Status - Medical Staff
7. Voluntary Relinquishment of Clinical Privileges - Medical Staff
8. Voluntary Resignation of Membership and/or Clinical Privileges - Medical Staff
9. Voluntary Withdrawal of Application for Membership and/or Clinical Privileges - Medical Staff
(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 these changes to membership and/or clinical privileges will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as there is no financial impact associated with the appointments of membership and/or clinical privileges.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Approval by the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) Governing Body (Board of Supervisors) is required to appoint all practitioners for membership and/or clinical privileges who provide patient care services at ARMC, based on the affirmative recommendation of the Medical Executive Committee.
The recommendations included in Attachment A have been reviewed and approved as applicable by the: Department Chair, Credentials Committee, Committee on Interdisciplinary Practice, and Medical Executive Committee.
This approval process is in accordance with the Medical Staff Bylaws; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; California Code of Regulations Title 22; and the standards of The Joint Commission.
Approval of the changes to membership and/or clinical privileges in the categories identified in Attachment A provide for the safety, health, and social service needs of County residents by ensuring appropriate patient care services at ARMC.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by Medical Executive Committee (Rodney Borger, MD, Chairman, 580-6370) on July 25, 2019; County Counsel (Michael Markel, Principal Assistant County Counsel, 387-5455) on July 26, 2019; Finance (Amanda Trussell, Principal Administrative Analyst, 387-4773) on August 6, 2019; and County Finance (Katrina Turturro, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on August 6, 2019.