REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
July 26, 2022
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Non-Financial Affiliation Agreement for Residency Rotations at Planned Parenthood/Orange and San Bernardino Counties, Inc.
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve a Non-Financial Affiliation Agreement with Planned Parenthood/Orange and San Bernardino Counties, Inc., including non-standard terms, for Arrowhead Regional Medical Center obstetrics and gynecology resident physicians to obtain clinical experience, for a five-year period effective upon execution.
(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.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost), as the agreement with Planned Parenthood/Orange and San Bernardino Counties, Inc. (Planned Parenthood) is non-financial in nature.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) operates several physician residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education. The residency programs have specific requirements as to the numbers and types of patients to whom a resident physician must provide care. In order to meet these requirements, with respect to volume and types of patients, it is necessary to provide ARMC residents with educational opportunities at other facilities to supplement the experience available at ARMC. 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.
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