City of Hollywood - File #: R-2015-306

• File #: R-2015-306
• Version: 1
• Name: HDE Grant
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/21/2015
• In control: Department of Fire Rescue & Beach Safety
• On agenda: 10/7/2015
• Final action: 10/7/2015
• Title: A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Accept The City Of Hollywood Participation In The EMS County Grant Funding Agreement 15-OMETS-8145-03(06), Broward County EMS/Hospital Data Exchange From The City Of Miramar In The Approximate Amount Of $2,500.00 To Provide Collaboration And Exchange Of Information Between The Pre-Hospital Providers And The Hospitals; Authorizing The Establishment Of Certain Accounts To Recognize The Grant Funding And Appropriate Program Funding; And Further Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute The Attached Agreement Between The City Of Hollywood And The City Of Miramar (And All Other Applicable Sub-Grant Documents And Agreements).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/7/2015	1	Regular City Commission Meeting	adopt	Pass

Title
A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Accept The City Of Hollywood Participation In The EMS County Grant Funding Agreement 15-OMETS-8145-03(06), Broward County EMS/Hospital Data Exchange From The City Of Miramar In The Approximate Amount Of $2,500.00 To Provide Collaboration And Exchange Of Information Between The Pre-Hospital Providers And The Hospitals; Authorizing The Establishment Of Certain Accounts To Recognize The Grant Funding And Appropriate Program Funding; And Further Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute The Attached Agreement Between The City Of Hollywood And The City Of Miramar (And All Other Applicable Sub-Grant Documents And Agreements).


Body

Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Resolution


Explanation:
The City's Fire Department has been authorized as a subgrantee to receive Emergency Medical Services ("EMS") County Grant Program Funds in the approximate amount of $2,500.00 from the State of Florida, Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services ("DOH") for improvement and expansion of pre-hospital emergency medical services in Broward County.

As stipulated in the grant award, the City of Miramar is the lead administrative agency responsible for securing these funds to address the exchange of information between pre-hospital providers and hospitals specified in said grant.

These grant funds will be used to defray the cost of participating agencies purchasing a data interface developed by ESO Solutions called Health Data Exchange (HOE) and is a bi-directional data exchange program that takes the data from any pre-hospital electronic patient care reporting software, translates, and transfers the data to the hospital patient reporting software. In turn, it also takes the hospital patient-care data and translates the data to pre-hospital software. The bi-directional data flow allows for enhancements and impro...