HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 11882 (Appreciation Kaiser Hospital)RESOLUTION NO. 1188L
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
PRESENTS THIS
33012LITION I F ftPPRECUITION\
TO
KAISER HOSPITAL
WHEREAS, the San Rafael Fire Department provides paramedic service to residents and
visitors in the City of San Rafael under guidance of a Hospital Medical Director and a Continuous
Quality Improvement Officer; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department and Kaiser Hospital have a long standing and positive
worldng relationship to assist the public in which Kaiser Hospital Emergency Room Physician
Dr.Vic1de Martinez is the Medical Director and Kaiser Emergency Room Nurse Liz Froneberger
is the Continuous Quality Improvement Officer and Medical Trainer for the City of San Rafael
Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, emergency angioplasty has become a trusted alternative in many situations
to immediate heart surgery, based upon the information provided by patient assessment from
paramedics using 12 lead heart monitors in the field. Kaiser Hospital San Rafael is preparing to
complete a Cardiac Catheterization Lab which will carry out emergency angioplasty as an
alternative to surgery; and
WHEREAS, the heart monitors currently in use by the San Rafael Fire Department do
not have 12 lead capability. Kaiser Doctor Vickie Martinez recognized that the City is not
currently in a position to fund new heart monitors and therefore sought support from Kaiser
Hospital to grant funding to the San Rafael Fire Department for the heart monitor purchase.
Kaiser Hospital approved the grant, awarding the San Rafael Fire Department $137,500 to
purchase four 12 lead heart monitors.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San
Rafael hereby expresses its gratitude to Kaiser Hospital for its partnership and generosity to
provide a grant of $137,500 to purchase four 12 lead heart monitors for San Rafael Fire
Department Paramedics to help save lives and reduce trauma to its residents and visitors who
experience heart related medical emergencies.
MAYOR
COUNCIL MEMBERS
CITY MANAGER
ATTESTED BY MY HAND THIS 17th
DAY OF JANUARY. 2006
• &f CITY CLERK
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