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EMS GRANT MODIFICATION AND PURCHASE OF SUCTION EQUIPMENT FOR <br />EMERGENCY TRANSPORT VEHICLES <br />The Board reviewed the following memo dated 3/19/92: <br />TO: Board of CountCommissioners <br />THROUGH: Doug Wright,kDirector <br />Department of Emergency Services <br />FROM: Jim Judge, Chief <br />Emergency Medical Services <br />DATE: March 19, 1992 <br />SUBJECT: Approval of FY 90-91 EMS Grant Modification and Purchase <br />New Suction Equipment for Emergency Transport Vehicles <br />Due to Changes in HRS EMS Equipment Specifications <br />It is respectfully requested that the ,information contained herein <br />be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners <br />at the next regular scheduled meeting. <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Office of <br />Emergency Medical Services (EMS), is authorized by Chapter 401, <br />Part II, Florida Statutes, to distribute county awards funds in the <br />form of a grant to counties. The HRS County Grants Manager has <br />notified Indian River County that funds are available in Grant <br />#C9131 in the amount of $732.69. <br />These funds are derived from traffic citation surcharges and no <br />matching dollars are required of the County to receive and expend <br />the additional grant funds. <br />The additional funds could not have been made available to the EMS <br />Division at a more appropriate time since the Department of Health <br />and Rehabilitative Services, Emergency Medical Services Office, has <br />recently adopted the New Jersey standards for specifications <br />related to suction equipment on board pre -hospital emergency <br />transport vehicles. The new standards render our suction units <br />unacceptable given the new state guidelines and we are now faced <br />with having to obtain the equipment in the middle of a budget year. <br />Staff has researched the available suction units and determined <br />that the best suction equipment in terms of price and performance <br />which meet or exceed the new minimum standards is the Impact Model <br />RI305 which is available from Advanced Medical and Pharmaceutical <br />Supplies. <br />Staff proposes and seeks authority to purchase seven (7) of the <br />suction units at $350.00 each or a total cost of $2,450.00. <br />using the $732.69 in additional grant funds towards the purchase of <br />the equipment,.the net cost to the County would be $1,717.31 which <br />would be transferred to the capital account from operating accounts <br />of the existing EMS budget. No additional funding is requested. <br />48 <br />APR 0 7 1992 BOOK 66 FN.,,r w <br />