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e e FIRE DEPARTMENT EMS DIVISION-ADMINISTRATION C; I -rv OF L_A PC)R-rE~ INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: JOE SEASE- FIRE CHIEF DATE: 9/1/89 FROM: GARY WILLIAMS SUBJECT: MEDICAL DIRECTOR As you know, Dr. Suarez, our Medical Director, has resigned as of 12:01 a.m. September 1, 1989. For an EMS to function at our level, it is mandated by State law to have a qualified physician to serve as a Medical Director. In order to remain within compliance with State law, several area physicians were interviewed. The following qualifications were utilized as primary factors: 1. Board certified emergency physician (American College Emergency Physicians). 2. Must live and/or work in our immediate vicinity. 3. Must be willing and able to serve ten (10) hours a month on site and an additional twenty (20) hours off site for chart reviews. ~. Must have verifiable prlor experience as an EMS Medical Director. 5. Must be willing to adopt our existing Standing Orders. 6. Must be willing to provide Protocols for and allow the use of Intraosseous Infusions and Needle Chest Decompressions. Four local Emergency Room Physicians were interviewed, of which two meet all criteria. The deciding factor became availability and proximity. The Physician nominated for Council consideration is Dr. Blake Berry, M.D. Dr. Berry is the new Director of the Emergency Department at Beltway Community Hospital and is also Medical Director for Ft. Bend County EMS (for further background information, see the attached curricula vitae). In order to continue to provide E.M.S. beyond Dr. Suarez's resignation, an interim agreement was enacted (see attached) with Dr. Berry. The terms of this agreement do not include any monetary arrangement but did provide for Dr. Berry to be included in the City's malpractice insurance.