To: Board of Directors
From: Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title: REACH Air Medical Services, LLC. - Amendment No. 2 extending Emergency Medical Services Clinical Education services
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute contract amendment no. 2 with REACH Air Medical Services, LLC to extend the term from December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2026, with no change to the payment limit of $1,000,000 for emergency medical and clinical education services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Budgeted. 100% CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) has a need for continued clinical education services to provide clinical care training programs, conduct continuous quality improvement reviews, and enhance the overall clinical care provided by the District’ s employees and contractors. This action will allow the District to extend this contract with REACH Air Medical Services, LLC to provide qualified personnel for the delivery of clinical education services to the District. The contractor will provide up to four clinical education training classes per calendar year, with topics selected by the District, as well as Paramedic and Emergency Medical Technician certification courses. The contractor will conduct an ongoing continuous clinical quality improvement review of District medical calls. Additionally, acting as one of the District’s On-Call Infection Control Officers, the contractor will take calls from District personnel and provide direction regarding potential exposures to infectious diseases for up to 12 days per month.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, the Fire District will not be able to procure the necessary training programs, conduct continuous quality improvement reviews, and enhance the overall clinical care.