Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into Contract with Beacon Emergency Services Team, P.A., d/b/a BEST EMS, a Texas professional association (“BEST”) and Envision Healthcare Corporation d/b/a Envision Physician Services (“EPS”) as the Preferred Provider for Medical Direction and Related Services for the McKinney Fire and EMS
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
MEETING DATE: August 18, 2020
DEPARTMENT: Fire Department
CONTACT: Danny Kistner, Chief, Fire Department
Lisa Littrell, Procurement Services Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Approval of Resolution
ITEM SUMMARY:
• This Resolution authorizes the City Manager to execute a contract with “BEST” and “EPS” for Medical Direction and Related Services.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• The current agreement to provide medical direction expires October 21, 2020.
• “BEST” provided overall medical direction for the past 5 years and medical direction for the novel Community Healthcare Program for the past 7 years.
• “EPS” provided medical direction to the Fire Department for a number of years prior to “BEST.”
• Both entities working together provides a greater opportunity to capitalize on the synergy for emergency medical services and innovative out of hospital medical programs.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• The Fire Department programmed in $150,000.00 for these services in the FY21 operating budget.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• N/A