REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 7, 2021
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Service Agreement with Karl Storz Endoscopy-America Inc. for Intubation Scopes
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Service Agreement with Karl Storz Endoscopy-America Inc., to allow for the repair, cleaning and sterilization of intubation scopes, in the amount not to exceed $194,805, for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024.
(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 with Karl Storz Endoscopy-America Inc. (Karl Storz) will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total not to exceed cost of $194,805 is funded by State Medi-Cal, Federal Medicare, private insurances, and other departmental revenues. 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) 2021-22 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Service Agreement will allow ARMC to service a type of intubation scope called a bronchoscope. Bronchoscopes consist of a thin, flexible, lighted tube that is threaded through the nose, mouth, or other access point to the lower airways. This scope is used in tracheostomies, which involves making an incision into the windpipe, to enable doctors to examine a patient's throat, and can extend to the lower airways. It is also often used in neck injury and trauma cases, specifically when the neck cannot be moved allowing the practitioner to examine the airways for abnormaliti...
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