To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #76-832 with Hill-Rom Company, 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 #76-832 with Hill-Rom Company, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $161,844, to provide preventative maintenance and repair services for specialty hospital beds at Contra Costa Regional Medical (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $161,844 and is funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
Hill-Rom Company, Inc. will provide preventative maintenance and repair of specialty hospital beds and be responsible for the quality, technical accuracy, completeness and coordination of such services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers. These specialty hospital beds include a highly specialized system that monitors patient vital signs such as patients' heart and respiratory rates via bed sensors. The built-in censors provide seamless compatibility with CCRMC workflows on patient monitoring. The sensors sit under the mattress, do not attach to the patient, and check vital signs 100 times a minute and alert staff to any possible issues. The continuous patient monitoring device contains an integrated sensor in the bed frame that detects heart rate and respiratory rate through the surface and updates the readings twice per second. This information is compiled into an algorithm to create a running trend. The bed then alerts when heart rate or respiratory rate exceeds a customizable threshold. The specialty hospital beds aid CCRMC staff in identifying signs of patient deterioration so they can intervene early, which promotes safety and minimizes risk to the patient. This contract...
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