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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any subsequent amendments, with the Regents of the University of California, on behalf of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Health System and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Neurology, for the provision of emergency stroke transport services, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for one additional one-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Fire Department by $18,250, offset by reimbursement revenue. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On October 23, 2018, the City Council authorized an agreement with the Regents of the University of California, through the UCLA Health System and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (hereinafter referred to as UCLA), to operate its Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) within Long Beach, under the Long Beach Fire Department’s (LBFD) ambulance provider license. The MSU is staffed by a specialty care team comprised of a Stroke Neurologist, Critical Care Transport Nurse, CT Technician, and Paramedic. The MSU is a specially equipped ambulance, built with a mobile CT scanner, point-of-care lab tests, telehealth connection with a hospital, and stroke medications, all designed to deliver proven stroke therapies to patients faster than ever before. The MSU is designed to take all of the care traditionally given in the Emergency Department of a hospital, and deliver it directly to stroke patients where they are, all before transporting the patient to an approved stroke center for further care. The MSU responds as a part of the 911 Emergency Response System and delivers proven stroke therapies to patients in the field, improving immediate patient outcomes and reducing patient long-term disability, allowing patients to lead fuller, healthier lives. Under the proposed agreement, the LBFD will provide a Firefighter/Paramedic to staff th...
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