To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #26-573-10 with CPR Training Center, Inc.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #26-573-10 with CPR Training Center, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $282,000, to provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) courses for selected Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Center staff for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $282,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCRMC has been contracting with Dominic Ciotola, (DBA CPR Training Center), since November 2006 to provide CPR courses for selected CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Center staff. The contractor offers Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Basic Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification courses all approved by American Heart Association (AHA). The contractor has had a long-term relationship with the Professional Development Department in assisting with providing the required AHA certifications per minimum qualifications for licensed clinical staff and has consistently offered the flexibility necessary to meet the scheduling demands of staff who work 24/7.
This contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 31000. This contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. CCRMC’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the contract are upheld. This contractor was approved by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division on May 22, 2024.
On June 22, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-573-9 with Dominic Ciotola (dba CPR Training Center) to provide American Heart Association-approved CPR courses, including Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Advanced Pediatric Cardiac Life Support courses for CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Center staff, in an amount not to exceed $282,000, for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024.
Approval of Contract #26-573-10 will allow the contractor to continue providing CPR courses through June 30, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Center staff will not have access to this contractor’s CPR training and certification services.