1990-075-RES WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did in Resolution No. 86-005 on January 13, 1986, approve
RESOLUTION NO.
90-075
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did in
Resolution No. 86-005 on January 13, 1986, approve an
agreement of cooperation with L. P. McCuistion Community
Hospital, d/b/a/ McCuistion Regional Medical Center and St.
Joseph's Hospital to receive medical supervision and training
for the Emergency Medical Service Division of the City of
Paris; and,
WHEREAS, it is deemed to be desirable to provide for
inhouse recertification for basic and advanced level
certification training utilizing State Department of Health
approved EMS Training Coordinator and it is necessary to have
clinical training provided in a hospital setting; and,
WHEREAS, the previous agreement should be amended to
provide for inhouse training agreements in the form of
Amended Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, and such form
should be approved; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
that the Mayor of the City of Paris, Eric S. Clifford, be,
and he is hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf
of the City of Paris the Amended Agreement with L. P.
McCuistion Community Hospital, d/b/a McCuistion Regional
Medical Center and St. Joseph's Hospital upon the terms and
conditions and in the form shown in Exhibit A attached
hereto.
Passed and adopted this
September, 1990.
Eric
ATTEST:
Mattie Cunningham,
, City Attorney
AMENDED AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AGREEMENT entered into this the 10th day of
September, 1990, between the CITY OF PARIS, hereinafter
referred to as "City", L. P. McCUISTION COMMUNITY HOSPITAL,
d/b/a McCUISTION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER of Paris, Texas,
and ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER of Paris, Texas,
hereinafter collectively referred to as "Hospi tal", whether
one or more.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, it is agreed by the aforesaid parties to be of
mutual interest and advantage to the public that an
ambulance of the City with employees of City attendant
thereon be located at each of said Hospitals with the said
employees of City exposed to a hospital environment and gain
practical experience in emergency room care; and
WHEREAS, the City on this date authorizes the execution
of a Contract to cover such services,
THEREFORE, the City on this date effects the fOllowing
affiliation with the Hospital to place an ambulance at each
Hospital's facility with City employees to operate same upon
the following terms and conditions:
Specific Responsibilities of City of Paris
1. It shall be the responsibility of City to furnish
ambulances and equipment and supplies and maintain same.
2. The City will schedule employees to operate the
ambulances, pay said employees and said employees will be
under direction and control of the City.
3. City will establish job requirements for said
employees and their mRnnpr ()f rnnf'111f"f-
Specific Responsibilities of Hospital
1. Full cooperation on the part of Hospital to help
insure the success of the program.
2. Furnish space for parking
ambulances furnished by City at or near
the
ambulance or
its emergency
entrance.
3. As much cl in ical exper ience as poss i ble for the
City employees in connection with Hospital's Emergency
Department and care of patients therein, said employees to
remain in the emergency department area at all times and to
be free to leave at any time they are dispatched by the City
to carry out their ambulance service.
4. Permit the employees of the City to remain in the
vicinity of its emergency department while on active duty
and to provide sleeping facilities at the hospital while on
stand-by duty.
Joint Responsibilities
1. There shall be special programs and projects from
time to time to further the education of the employees but
these shall be agreed upon by all parties. The City of Paris
will provide a State Department of Health approved EMS
training coordinator to provide for in-house recertification
and basic or advanced level certification training of other
City employees and other persons who are approved by the City
of Paris to become Emergency Technicians. Upon joint
approval of course agreements, the Hospital agrees to provide
clinical training for each course. This agreement will
outline the specifics of the training required by the State
Department of Health, EMS Division and would be provided
3. Hospital will have the right to stop any employee
from carrying out an act at Hospital or on its environs that
it deems inappropriate.
4. An employee of City who sustains an injury in
carrying out duties assigned to employee under this
Agreement shall have the same rights and obligations under
the City's employment policies and Workers' Compensation
policies as an employee of the City injured in any other
location.
5. Any employee of the City assigned to carry out
duties under this Agreement will be reassigned by City upon
request by Administrator of Hospital.
6. City shall have the responsibility of keeping
hours worked of employees assigned under this Agreement.
7. City shall hold harmless Hospital from liability
for money damages for property damage or personal injuries
or death when approximately caused by the negligence or
wrongful act or omission of any City employee acting within
the scope of his employment.
8. This Agreement may be cancelled by any party at
any time upon ninety (90) days written notice to the other
party.
9. The present method of determining which hospital
an ambulance patient shall be delivered will continue during
the term of this Agreement.
10. By execution of this Agreement, neither Hospital
hereby assumes any responsibility for the operation of the
ambulance service nor does either Hospital desire to enter
into the operation of an ambulance service.
11. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as
13. This Agreement shall commence October 1, 1990.
WITNESS OUR HANDS, on this the 10th day of September,
1990.
ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL,
AND t~DICAL CENTER
CITY OF PARIS
By:
John Koobs, President
By:
Eric S. Clifford, Mayor
McCUISTION REGIONAL MEDICAL
CENTER
By:
Anthony Daigle, Administrator
ATTEST:
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
T. K. Haynes, City Attorney
STATE OF TEXAS ~
COUNTY OF LAMAR ~
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day
personally appeared Anthony Daigle, Administrator of
McCuistion Medical Center, known to me to be the person whose
name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and
acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes
and consideration therein expressed and in the capacity
therein stated.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this 10th day of
September, 1990.
Notary Public, State of Texas
Printed Name:
Commission Expires:
STATE OF TEXAS ~
COUNTY OF LAMAR ~
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day
personally appeared John Koobs, President of St. Joseoh' s