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Home My WebLink AboutR-77-0412r" NITS FOLLOW" ago/JUT/ON 404 770.412 A RtgOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ¶rHT ATTACHED AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI AND TIE PUBLIC HEALTH TRUST OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, FOR THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN SERVICES IN CONNEC- TION WITH THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE OFFERED BY THE RESCUE DIVISION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI FIRE DEPARTMENT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF $10,000 FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING APRIL 1, 1977 WITH FUNDS THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM THE 1976-77 VIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET. IT RSOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THECITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the Agreement attached hereto and made a part hereof between the City of Miami, the Public Health Trust of Dade County, Florida, and the University of Miami, for the provision of certain services in connection with the Emergency Medical Service provided by the Rescue Division of the City of Miami Fire Department. Section 2. The expenditure of $10,000 is hereby authorized to be paid to 'the University of Miami for the pro- vision of aforesaid services for the period of 1 year beginning. April 1, 1977, with funds therefor from the 1976-77 Fire Depart- ment Budget. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of May, 1977. _ � 1 CITY CLERK'iyk_ AND APPROVED BY: R013ERT F. CLARK ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY AP ORGE F CITY ATT MAURICE A. FERRE I{NOX, JR, NEY CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF MAY 4. 2 1977 immrs N,..7 . ,:144 t ITy of MIAMI PHEL d HEMJTH TRUST, ANID NIVERSIT? OF MIAMt • i AGREEMENT, trade and entered nto this 1th day of 1977, by and between the•city- of Miatni, a tttiti corporation of the State of Florida (hereinafter referred to "City"), the public Health Trust of Dade County, Florida (hereinafter referred to as the "Trust") which operates Jackson Memorial Hospital, and the university of Miami (hereinafter referred as; the "University"). WHEREAS, the City and the Agreement providing for certain services in connection with the emergency medical service provided by the Rescue Division Miami Fire Department; and WHEREAS, by virtue of problems which have arisen out of the change in the availability and cost of malpractice insurance coverage and the arrangements which have been made for protection against malpractice claims by the Trust and by the University it is necessary to change the said contract and also is necessary to add thereto as a party the Trust; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the promises, mutual covenants and obligations hereinafter set forth and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, the parties hereto agree as follows: A. The University agrees to perform the following services: 1. To provide a qualified Senior Medical Advisor accept- able to the City as assigned by the Chairman, Department of Surgery, to supervise, coordinate and staff, on a 24-hour basis, the Emergency Medical System of the City of Miami. Such Senior Medical Advisor or his alternate (provided for in Paragraph A-2) shall supervise house "SUP1).e.IRT1 \flE l'rf'• ►„ LI F C)4171- ``Ii t a%-f i'neMbers of daeksoh Memorial I tpitai who ate pfdVidet the !rust tO assure prompt respoh5e to Medical entetgehdy radio traf tMissibns Etot the City of Miami Fire bepartment Rescue Dnits r 2. To provide alternate physidiatis, acceptable t6 the SehiOr Medical Advisor and to the "ire Department, in order to ensure that qualified relief supervision is always provided ditrinig the Senior Medical Advisor's absence from the System. 3. To compensate the Senior Medical Advisor with what- ever additional compensation is deemed appropriate beyond his reg- ular salary from the University. The Senior Medical Advisor will receive no direct compensation for his services from the City. 4, The Senior Medical Advisor and each alternate shall. fluent in the English language and qualified to practice medicine at Jackson Memorial Hospital. . The Trust agrees to perform the following services: To provide the necessary house staff members of Jackson Memorial Hospital, each of whom is to be a physician qualified to practice medicine at Jackson Memorial Hospital and who is fluent in the English language, on a 24-hour basis to immediately respond to medical emergency radio transmissions from the Miami Fire Department Rescue Units operating under the Emergency Medical System of the City of Miami. The City agrees'to do the following: 1„.,To pay to the University as compensation .for the services tote performed by it the annual sum of $10,000.00, payable'° in,quarterly installments. 2, To supply all necessary materials and clerical help to ensure the successful continuation of the program. A11 parties agree that: 1. The City agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the University, Dade County and the Trust against any and all liabilities arising out of the negligence by employees and/or personnel of the City which may arise during the period that care, custody and cone a patient is in the hands of a rescue squad of the Rescue " U P7C 7TIVE DOC; U ENTS %' C. L. OVY iviso i acid r at its ,own ekpehse shall defend bade County, the University, the Trust and any of them respedtive officers, Trustees or employees against any sttdh dla to brought ca,inst any of diem 2. The University agrees to indemnify arid hold harmless the City, Dade County and the Trust against any and liabilities arising out of the negligence by employees and/or personnel of the University which may arise during the period that care, custody and control of a patient is in the hands of a rescue at its own cost and expense shall Trust and any of their respective Cost and , 1977, and ending squad of the Rescue Division and, defend the City, Dade County, the officers, Trustees or employees against any such claim brought against any of them. 3. The Trust agrees to indemnify and hold harmless City, Dade County and the University against any and all liabilities arising out of the negligence by employees and/or personnel of the Trust which may arise during the period that care, custody and control of a patient is in the hands of a rescue squad of the Rescue Division and, at its own cost and expense shall defend the City, Dade County, the University and any of their respective officers, Trustees or employees against such claim brought against any of them. 4. This Agreement shall be for a term of one year. beginning April 1st 1978;.provided, however, that any party may cancel this Agreement on sixty (60) days' written notice to the other parties. 5. This Agreement may be altered or amended only by'" a written instrument signed by all parties. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hey to'hav^ �,,,� a,.. q 1 IC 1 March 31.st Ac reetierit ; bts be es edti elit ori2et 'officers i AtTE§T Gt Cietk ATTt81 'G ' `' . C3 M E i .► a unioipa1 weot orctioK of t�1e Mate of grids ity'Ma1age i Fred J. CoWe11, Acting Chief ExectitiVe ;Officet, Public }1ealth Tttst UN IVE� si' ' OF. HT MI Dr. Emanuel M. Papper Vice President for Medical Affairs and School of Medicine Dean APPR VED AS TO FORM AND CQRRECTNESS: 774: ITY ATTORNEY tb, Joteph ttattit okil: April 2i 19, city Maftaget ild§tue '65fittedt tot 'City , 65 ibsiOh Agetidd * MAY 12) 1§17 ri.' Chief D,'A, tiitkMani DitedtOt DertattMent Of Fite Pet ghedtj tropo§ed keeoitioti end .tOilttadt,Agteehietit • The attached •"Pact Sheet" Will titovide int othiatiort coocettlitig the proposed Contract Agreement bettAteen the City of Miami the Public ilealth Trust Pund of bade County and the ttitiversity Copy of this thetnorndum 1 m requesting the City Attothey to approve and f�watd the o iginal cop of his Contratt Agreement to the 'Agetida. Secretary together t4ith the original proposed tesolution, • it it requested that this matter be placed on the city CommissonAgenda for May ,121977-, cc!' - Ccorge !(nb)c) City Attorney Finance Department Attached is the Contract Agreement bettaeeti_ the City _cf 4iafni;- the ePublic Health -Trust and the University of Miami which speaks to the liabilities;::'responsib"ilities and compensation of each participant and their 'rela- tionship to each other.' The previous contract expired on February 28i 19977. This Contract is the result of several meetings by the. parti- .cipants and, their', respective -legal staffs and has already been executed by the,. Public Health Trust and the Univer- sity of .Miami. Thebasic services provided: by each participant remains primary the new Cotttrat is the same the; rmar difference it that the three entities are self-insuringtheir respec- tive liabilities. The Contract assures the citizens of the City of Miami the continuation of the best,pre-hospital paramedic care to,be".,foued any, where in the`warld. ,April 22,1977.