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<br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br /> <br />City of La Porte Fire Department <br /> <br />P.O. BOX 1115 <br />LA PORTE, TEXAS 77571 <br />(713) 471-9244 <br />EMERGENCY 9-'" . <br /> <br />GARY \toJILLIAMS <br />E.M.S. Chief <br /> <br />August 31, 1989 <br /> <br />Dr. Blake Berry, M.D. <br />11200 Westheimer, Suite 33n <br />Houston, Texas 77042-3215 <br /> <br />RE: Contract between City of La Porte and Dr. Blake Berry, <br />M.D., Interim Medical Director of La Porte EMS <br /> <br />Dear Dr. Berry: <br /> <br />Attached to this letter is a contract which we have proposed <br />for use between yourself and the City of La Porte in connection <br />with your provision to the City of La Porte of services as <br />Medical Director, commencing September I, 1989. <br /> <br />Please be aware that the City of La Porte is not in a <br />position to enter into a formal contractual arrangement with you <br />until the Contract has received City Council review and approval. <br />However, since Dr. Suarez, .our previous Medical Director, has <br />resigned effective August 31, 1989, and since we cannot provide <br />ongoing emergency medical service without a Medical Director, we <br />would ask that you consider accepting the position of acting <br />Medical Director on an interim basis, until formal City Council <br />approval can be obtained, which I would anticipate to occur <br />within 60 days. <br /> <br />You will be covered under the City of La Porte's Texas <br />Municipal League (TMC) insurance, which includes medical <br />malpractice coverage, provided that you are providing only <br />indirect supervision of La Porte EMS medical care or are <br />providing on-site supervision at the La Porte emergency medical <br />facility. The City of La Porte's insurance policy will not cover <br />you for providing actual patient treatment. We understand that <br />this would be covered by your malpractice insurance policy. <br /> <br />Please contact Doug de la Morena, Director of Human <br />Resources for the City of La Porte, to maintain the exact <br />coverage available to you under the TMC plan. Please satisfy <br />yourself as to the scope and extent of the TMC coverage prior to <br />signing this letter. <br /> <br />Further, we would indicate to <br />arra~gement would follow along the lines <br />which we have attached for your review. <br /> <br />you that our interim <br />of the formal contract <br />