1984-036A - Continuing with the emergency medical ambulance serviceRESOLUTION NO. 84 -036A
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris is
desirous of continuing to serve its citizens with emergency
medical ambulance service; and,
WHEREAS, it is deemed to be desirable to cooperate 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, the form of agreement of cooperation with said
hospitals is 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, Joe Graham, be,
and he is hereby authorized and directed to execute on
behalf of the City of Paris the 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 11th day of June, 1984.
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ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Haynes, City Attorney
THIS AGREEMENT entered into this the __ day of
, 1984, 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 of Paris, Texas, hereinafter collectively
referred to as "Hospital ", whether one or more.
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:
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 manner of conduct.
4. The City will be solely responsible for operation
of ambulances, including dispatching thereof.
5. City will provide liability insurance coverage
covering City employees in the same manner as all other City
employees.
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Specific Responsibilities 2L Hospital
1. Full cooperation on the part of Hospital to help
insure the success of the program.
2. Furnish space for parking the ambulance or
ambulances furnished by City at or near its emergency entrance.
3. As much clinical experience as possible 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.
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.
2. All employees of City, while carrying out their
duties at Hospital, shall conform to all of the rules and
regulations of Hospital and shall take instructions from the
charge nurse of Hospital or emergency department doctor on duty
at the time of administering patient care at the Hospital.
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 Worker's 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
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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 proximately 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
creating a dual employment relationship between either Hospital
and any employee of City.
12. In the event either Hospital cancels this
Agreement under the terms herein, the entire Agreement shall be
cancelled and of no further force or effect.
13. This Agreement shall commence October 1, 1984 and
terminate September 30,1985.
WITNESS OUR HANDS, on this the day of
, 1984.
ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, THE CITY OF PARIS
INC.
By:
McCUISTION REGIONAL MEDICAL
CENTER
By:
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