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RESOLUTION NO. 85-34
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
A CONTRACT WITH THE TARRANT COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
RELA TING TO TRAINING OF CITY PERSONNEL IN EMERGENCY
MEDICAL CARE THROUGH OBSERVATION OF EMERGENCY ROOM
PROCEDURES.
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of North Richland
Hills, Texas:
1.
That the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a contract
with the Tarrant County Hospital District relating to training of City
personnel in emergency medical care through observation of emergency room
procedures.
2.
A true and correct copy of said contract is attached hereto and
incorporated herein for all intents and purposes.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this 16th day of December, 1985.
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Mayor
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TARRANT
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AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made by and between the Tarrant County
Hospital District (District) of Fort Worth, Texas, and the City of North
Richland Hills (City), Tarrant County, Texas:
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the District operates John Peter Smith Hospital, which
provides full and complete hospital services facilities, and
WHEREAS, the District maintains as an integral part of its Hospital
an emergency room providing medical care for both pay and non-pay patients
as well as functioning as a teaching facility, and
WHEREAS, City is desirous of training its Fire Department
personnel in emergency medical care so that the City may further insure the
safety, health and welfare of its citizens, and
WHEREAS, the City is desirous of the Hospital allowing its
personnel to observe in the Hospital's Emergency Room, and to gain the
necessary experience to qualify their personnel in training of emergency
medical service.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual
convenants expressed herein, the District and the City agree as follows:
1. The District agrees to allow City Personnel to observe
Emergency Room operations and to assist them in meeting the criteria
established by the City in obtaining the status sought in their emergency
medical training.
2. The District agrees to provide proper orientation to the
instructors and City personnel so that they may properly learn Emergency
Room locations and procedures in order to properly train the personnel.
3. The District agrees to communicate and cooperate with the City
if problems arise regarding space problems, discipline or any other problem
that may arise during the course of this program.
4. The Hospi~al agrees to see that no person is excluded from
participation in this program or discriminated against by the Hospital because
of that persons race, sex, religion, or national origin, and to see that all
non-discriminatory practices are followed.
5. The City agrees to notify the Hospital whenever City personnel
will be trained in Hospital emergency rooms within a reasonable time, and to
see that only a workable number of personnel will be assigned at anyone time
to the Emergency Room.
6. The City agrees to instruct its personnel as to Hospital policies
and to comply with those Hospital policies.
7 . The City agrees to investigate all complaints from this program
coming from Hospital personnel and to cooperate in alleviating any of the
problems that may arise.
8. The City agrees to hold the District harmless for any injury to
or loss or damage to personal property suffered by City personnel on the
premises of the Hospital, unless this injury occurred when City personnel
were acting pursuant to direct orders given by Hospital Emergency Room
personnel, or unless injury occurred due to negligence of the Hospital.
Furthermore, the City agrees to hold the District, the members of its Boards
of Managers, its officers, agents and employees harmless of any loss
whatsoever arising from or through any errors, omissions or negligence on
the part of the City or its personnel acting without direct supervision or on
direct orders of Emergency Room personnel.
9. It is agreed between the parties that this Agreement is not
exclusive and the City may assign its personnel to other hospitals, and the
Hospital may continue to train other personnel.
10. This Agreement may be amended if both parties agree to the
amendment after the amendment is submitted in writing to both parties. Any
amendment to this Agreement shall be attached and become a part of this
Agreement as if it were set out in the original Agreement.
11. Either party may terminate this Agreement by written notice to
the other party at least thirty (30) days prior to the termination date.
SIGNED THIS 16th
day of
December
, 1985.
CITY OF NORTH RICH LAND HILLS
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By: KI}1rL
City' Manager,
City of North Richland Hills
RECOMMENDED BY:
TARRANT COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
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By:
Administrator,
John Peter Smith Hospital
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