CC MEETING: May 21, 2024
DATE: April 18, 2024
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Michael Thomson, Fire Chief
Marc Guy, Assistant City Manager
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Consider Approval Of The Purchase Of A One-Year Subscription For A CPR Resuscitation Quality Improvement Program From RQI Partners, LLC In An amount Not To Exceed $16,101.00 For Fiscal Year 2024, And Two Optional One-Year Extensions For Fiscal Years 2025 And 2026 In An Amount Not To Exceed $35,500.00, For A Total Three-Year Amount Not To Exceed $51,601.00.
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BACKGROUND:
This agenda item is for the purchase of one year of services in FY24 for a CPR resuscitation quality improvement program from RQI Partners, LLC as the sole source provider. This program will assist in the continuous improvement of CPR resuscitation skills provided by first responders. This agenda item also seeks approval for two optional one-year extensions for FY25 and FY26.
The RQI program includes two training courses that use two stationary training carts and three mobile training stations that contain adult and pediatric CPR feedback manikins which are integrated with web-based course materials developed by RQI. The course options utilized by Carrollton Fire Rescue and the Police Department align with the American Heart Association's Basic Life Support course. This course is used by CFR personnel to remain paramedic and EMT-certified, and offers a basic hands-only CPR training platform used by CPD personnel.
CFR has been using the RQI program since December 2020, and CPD has been enrolled since the summer of 2022. The first two years of the program (2020-2021) were funded by the Metrocrest Hospital Authority. The services for calendar year 2023 were funded by an FY23 addition to the base budget (ATB). CFR has been responsible for managing the program.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The first three years of the RQI program (2020-2023) included a learning track for all CFR paramedics to complete AHA Advanced Cardiovascular ...
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