REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
October 6, 2020
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Contract with Teleflex LLC and Arrow Interventional, Inc. for the AC3 Optimus (r) Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Purchase and Three Year Extended Warranty
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Contract with Teleflex LLC and Arrow Interventional, Inc. for the purchase of the AC3 Optimus (r) Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump System, to provide intra-aortic blood flow management during patient surgeries for the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Cardiovascular Program, in the amount of $224,850.55, with a three-year extended warranty commencing immediately following the end of the one-year manufacturer warranty.
(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 $224,850.55 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 and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center's (ARMC) new Cardiothoracic open-heart surgery program that will provide ARMC with the ability to perform coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and upgrade its designation to a level one trauma center. The program requires the purchase of the Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump System (System) to provide hemodynamic support through the use of intra-aortic blood flo...
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