Submitted By
Fire Chief Tom Ebsen
Reviewed By
CLP
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Resolution Approving a Mobile Stroke Unit Agreement with Rush University Medical Center and Authorizing its Execution
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Overview
Overview
An agreement with Rush Medical Center has been prepared to facilitate Oak Park Firefighter/Paramedics to requesting a Rush-owned "Mobile Stroke Unit" outfitted with Rush medical staff and equipment/treatment services respond to an emergency medical call when it is deemed to be a stroke and the most effective response would be via the mobile stroke unit as opposed to Oak Park Fire Department transporting a patient to an emergency room.
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Staff Recommendation
Approve the Resolution.
Fiscal Impact
The Village of Oak Park will not be charged by Rush when the Mobile Stroke Unit is requested. The Agreement does provide for either the Village or Rush to be responsible for billing and collecting emergency medical care expenses based upon which entity accepts patient care. In no case will a patient be subject to billing from both entities.
Background
The Oak Park Fire Department is responds to 911 calls for emergency medical services as a local unit of government. The Fire Department also has the ability to request assistance (e.g. LifeFlight) in certain situations where it is determined by the Firefighter/Paramedics in the field that such additional services would result in improved emergency medical services.
Rush Oak Park Hospital has acquired a new ambulance which is available to assist the Oak Park Fire Department when it is determined by Firefighter/Paramedics that a patient has stroke symptoms. Rush is an academic medical center serving the Chicago metropolitan area and obtained a private grant for the ambulance which is outfitted with a Rush-owned physician clinic referred to as a "Mobile Stroke Unit" which includes physician consultation via telemedicine, a CT scanner, clinical laboratory and items necessary to provide mobil...
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