DATE: May 3, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Manager
SUBJECT
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Adopt a Resolution in Support of Locating a Trauma Center in Southern Alameda County at Washington Hospital's Morris Hyman Critical Care Pavilion
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) supporting the creation and location of a trauma center in Southern Alameda County at Washington Hospital in Fremont.
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SUMMARY
The current Alameda County trauma network has not changed since it was established in 1987. It currently has three trauma centers: Highland Hospital in Oakland; UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland; and Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley. The population in Southern Alameda County alone has grown from roughly 230,000 residents when the trauma network was established to nearly 350,000 residents and is expected to grow by another 15 percent to 403,000 by 2040. WHHS engaged an independent third party from 2018 to 2019 to assess the feasibility of a trauma center located at the hospital, which, using data provided by Alameda County EMS, projected there is sufficient volume to support a trauma center in the southern portion of the County.
Within the coming weeks (April - May 2022), Bishop & Associates will release their report to the East Bay Hospital Council and the Alameda County Health Committee, comprised of members of the County Board of Supervisors. The Health Committee will in turn make a recommendation to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to consider action on changing the Alameda County trauma network to include a trauma center in the south county region. This issue was brought to the attention of the Mayor and City Manager by former County Supervisor Scott Haggerty on behalf of WHHS. Given the timeline for the County recommendations, the City Manager directly agendized this resolution for Council consideration.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff...
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