Title
Allow Additional Expenditures Under Contract 152101 for Fire Department Medical Direction (Ordinance S-50011)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to allow additional expenditures under Contract 152101 with International Medical Direction, LLC for the provision of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Medical Direction and related services for the Fire Department’s EMS Program. Authorization is also requested for the City Controller to disburse funds. The additional funding will not exceed $225,250.
Report
Summary
The City entered into a five-year contract for medical direction services with International Medical Direction, LLC in May 2020.
The Phoenix Fire Department (PFD) is required to have medical direction for the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program including its Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT-P) programs. The Medical Director is responsible for establishing the following:
- Overall medical direction for patient care in accordance with state rules and regulations;
- Standards for basic and advanced training; providing continuing education programs for all EMS personnel;
- Appropriate medical protocols for all operational phases of the basic and advanced life support programs; and,
- Policy on the selection and use of medications, supplies and medical equipment in coordination with the Fire Department.
The Medical Director is also responsible for the management and coordination of online direction to PFD paramedics and for providing oversight to other physicians that may be used to provide medical direction to PFD paramedics while they are working in the field.
Additional funding is needed to add an Assistant Medical Director to the EMS section to support the Administrative Medical Director that is already in place. This position will liaison and support the Fire Department’s nationally accredited Paramedic Training program. This position will also participate in EMS programs that will result in quality improvement initiatives, including developing and implementing strategies to improve patient care outcomes and reduce gaps in pre-hospital patient management to the community.
Contract Term
The term of this Agreement is July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2025.
Financial Impact
Upon approval of $225,250 in additional funds, the revised aggregate value of the contract will not exceed $2,247,389. Funds are available in the Fire Department’s budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council previously reviewed this request:
• Fire Department Medical Direction, Ordinance S-46583 on May 6, 2020.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Fire Department.