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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE PROGRAM
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RECOMMENDATION:
1. The Fire Chief will update the Council on the successful grant for a Mobile Integrated Health Program - Community Paramedicine (MIHP-CP).
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) and any other necessary documentation, including budget transfers and authority, to carry out the intent of the IGA, with the cities of Goodyear, Avondale, Peoria and Surprise, and the Sun City Fire and Medical Department, for a Mobile Integrated Health Program - Community Paramedicine (MIHP-CP).
PURPOSE:
Approval of this IGA will allow the city to provide an evolving model of community-based health care in which emergency responders facilitate a more appropriate use of emergency care resources and/or enhance access to primary care for medically underserved populations. A MIHP-CP Program provides health services to the elderly, underserved, citizens that frequently use the 911 system for non-emergency care, and chronic condition patient populations under Fire Service Based medical direction, while acting as the patient’s advocate to better connect them to a variety of health services outside the hospital emergency department. This program has shown that it helps free up vital emergency room beds, which in turn helps our emergency medical services operate much more efficiently. (Paul Luizzi, Fire Chief)