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EMS presents proposed three-year contract with Blood Connection; price per unit to rise
Summary
County EMS presented a proposed three-year contract with Blood Connection Inc. to supply blood to Northampton County EMS; the contract would raise per-unit cost by $55 and eliminate routine shipping fees for normal deliveries; the item was presented for future action.
Northampton County Emergency Medical Services presented a proposed three-year contract with Blood Connection Inc. to supply blood products to EMS, explaining two major changes from the current agreement.
Casey (EMS presenter) said the current contract expires in July and the new contract would be three years long and increase the per-unit price (one unit = 500 milliliters) by $55. The presenter said the new contract removes routine shipping fees for normal deliveries; expedited (“stat”) deliveries within 24 hours would still incur a $125 delivery charge.
Casey, EMS presenter: “So tonight I'm presented to you, well, our current, contract with, Blood Connection for us to carry blood expires in July. So I'm presenting the new contract that has 2 2 changes, 2 major changes. 1 of them is, each unit of blood, which is 500 milliliters a unit, is going up $55 a unit. The second change is previously, throughout the years, we were doing 1 year contracts. And this contract here is a 3 year contract to kinda lock these prices in for a little while because I do expect blood to keep going up.”
The presenter provided an example using two units under the old contract (about $790 plus $125 shipping) and said normal deliveries under the new contract will not carry shipping fees; only stat orders would have the $125 delivery fee. The presenter asked the board to allow EMS to proceed with securing a contract so EMS can continue to provide blood for patients when needed.
Board members did not vote on the contract at this meeting; staff indicated the matter would be brought back for a formal vote at a subsequent meeting.
