25A - COMPREHENSIVE PHYSICAL EVALS

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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: J[JNE 18, 2007 TITLE: AGREEMENT FOR COMPREHENSIVE PHYSICAL EVALUATIONS, HEALTH SCREENING AND VACCINATIONS . CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on 1" Reading ^ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with Medical Center of Santa Ana in an amount not to exceed $100,000. DISCUSSION The City requires annual comprehensive physical evaluations for the Fire Department's sworn personnel. The Police Department offers the service, on a voluntary basis, to all personnel also. The program provides one- on-one feedback, including recommended programs for physical improvements, methods to assist in the early detection and treatment of illnesses or injuries and to assist in minimizing time lost from them. Also both the Fire and Police Departments provide "hazmat" and "SWAT" evaluation physicals to members of those units. Finally, the Personnel Services Agency provides low cost flu vaccinations to City employees through this agreement. Bids were requested and received from three medical facilities to perform the requested physicals and provide the vaccinations. The three facilities were U.S. Healthworks, the current provider of the annual physicals, Pulmonary Consultants, the current provider of the "hazmat" and ~~SWAT" physicals and the Medical Center of Santa Ana. The Medical Center of Santa Ana provided the lowest cost for both types of physicals. The Fire and Police Departments are recommending entering into an agreement with the Medical Center of Santa Ana. 25A-1