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Potential Selection of Agent of Record
Back in January through April of this year, the Board had discussions regarding the potential selection of an agent of record. No vote was taken, but an implied promise was created that we would revisit this agency appointment in the fall. It is time for renewal of our health, dental, and vision plans and the Board does need to determine whether there is a desire to appoint an agent of record. After much discussion, the Board decided they will advertise soliciting local agents for health care.
Getinge OR Equipment-See Attachment A
This equipment consists of the sterilizer, various cabinetries, washer decontamination equipment, tables and pass-through windows; total price $125,041.09.
A motion was made by Linda Chastain and seconded by Gwen Simpson to approve the purchase of the Getinge OR equipment in the amount of $125,041.09. Motion carried.
Berchtold OR Equipment-See Attachment B
Berchtold Equipment is the OR lights for our replacement facility. Total discounted price is $68,862.00.
A motion was made by Leon Kessel and seconded by Sherry Untiedt to approve the acquisition of the Berchtold OR lights in the amount of $68,862.00. Motion carried.
Karl Storz OR Equipment-See Attachment C
There are actually two proposals for Karl Storz. One is for the integration processes in the various OR lights and booms to take all of our equipment and make it conveniently visualized for the surgeon’s and staff’s ease. Total price for the integration is $68,795.00 along with a second proposal in the amount of $9,487.00 for additional booms and documentation stations to complete the equipment requirements for our OR.
A motion to improve the integration system in the amount of $68,795.00 and the additional documentation stations and equipment arms in the amount of $9,487.00 was made by Gwen Simpson and seconded by Heidi Bell. Motion carried.
GE X-Ray Equipment-See Attachment D
Our existing bid is predicated upon a generic set of installation prints for electrical requirements for our x-ray equipment and CT. It is time to issue Pos for both of these pieces of equipment so that the GE engineers can work with Shive-Hattery engineers to insure a successful installation of these pieces.
The x-ray equipment is a full digital x-ray machine that is fully compatible with our existing PACs. Total cost $105,449.00. The staff of the radiology department compared Siemens and GE and determined that the service technician for GE was a known quality of superior service and GE was, in fact, the low cost bidder for this.
A motion was made by Tom Thomas and seconded by Sherry Untiedt to acquire the GE x-ray equipment in the amount of $105,449.00. Motion carried.
GE CT Lease-See Attachment E
The CT is recommended as a lease, in this case, in order to preserve our cash. Lease payments are $6,702.49 for a 60 month lease. This particular CT is an upgrade from that considered in the fall. It is a current 16 slice CT with the option to be upgraded to as much as a 128 slices which will be far beyond our contemplated need in the future.
A motion was made by Leon Kessel and seconded by Tom Thomas to approve the lease of the GE Optima CT 660 in the terms of a 60 month lease at $6,702.49 per month.
GE Portable X-Ray Unit-See Attachment F
Our existing portable x-ray unit is greater than 20 years old and was purchased as a refurbished unit. It is quickly nearing the end of its useful life. As part of a package deal with all of the x-ray equipment we did, in fact, get pricing on a portable unit. It is expected that we will need this unit at move in, or more probably, prior to move in. The cost of the unit is $163,200.00.
A motion to approve the GE Optima XR220AMX in the amount of $163,200 even was made by Tom Thomas and seconded by Leon Kessel. Motion carried.
E.H.R. –CPSI
A CPSI proposal was presented to the board to purchase additional modules needed to meet the Meaningful Use requirements as mandated by CMS. The cost to meet Stage 1 is $272,250.It was moved by Linda Chastain and seconded by Gwen Simpson to approve the EHR purchase. Motion carried.
Pharmacy Drug Dispensing System Pyxis
It was moved by Sherry Untiedt and seconded by Leon Kessel to approve the Pyxis contract at a rental cost of $3,100.00 per month. Motion carried.
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