The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutThe Institue of Critical Care Medicine with Riverside County Dept. HealthT* . ." The Institute till of Critical Care keg Medicine _ Saving Lives Through Intensive Care Research and Education F E E I V J BOARD OF TRUSTEES '98 �ii o P� 9 09 • CHAIR • Thomas A. May 6, 1998 CITY CLERK' r Chairman A.Yates S r�� char.,.a.and p". n' CITY COUNCIL ACTIO t ROM Enterprises Ms. Jean Benson, Mayor ? PROVED, ' — DENIED VICEJ.Ned rlaiV VED OTHER Hartrason r"° The Members of the City Council' I chahaa. Nadarland,r Concerts City of Palm Desert -STING_DATE f cR SECRETARY 73510 Fred Waring Drive :ES: C1 r:IY: t- �rt� , v 1 , e�'CQe... e'LlCti-- -, TREASURER ,JRomadyt r Palm Desert, CA 92260 JES: """ Palm Desert ABSENT: o ti PASTCILA zMAN FAX: 340-0574 ABSTAIN: anew Maass R.Pt Cr,Esq. VERIFIED BY: " G -"""" SCOW/PsrNor,Retired Garen,Dunn&G1hnrArr Original on File with City Clerk's Office ,,—,,,, Dear Mayor Benson and Councilpersons: Chairman .tacobr TwinAL,tamotive IIaTI M,sat YhD.,M.D. The Institute of Critical Care Medicine has joined forces with the.Riverside C"""oiP ojresor ma"'a'o&? County Department of Health and specifically with its Emergency Services Max liarr � . Agency in an application to serve as one of thirty national sites for evaluation of Universltr qf Sowham Calif automated external defibrillators. The intent is to demonstrate the impact of ADVISORY COUNCIL automated external defibrillation by Iay rescuers in community settings. Gerald R.Ford 3B hPerrl dent of the United States Na'„r„Shumwsp,M,D.,Ph.D. We know that you are aware that the Institute of Critical Care Medicine has Stanford University initiated a Coachella Valley-Wide Cardiac Resuscitation project to improve the Willloo Nava.MD_ very disappointing outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in our community. PhysicReu-Adverng Ion t c >rwidA;o t) Both former Rancho Mirage Mayor Jeanne Parrish and Attorney Dale Gribow HONORARY TRUSTYB9 have served as volunteer leaders. When we began almost four years ago, the best Fiona„A.Brady estimate was that fewer than 2 out of 100 patients left the hospital to resume "lick saw„ralro„ normal lives. This contrasts with as many as 50% survivors in communities like OFFICERS Rochester, Minnesota in which the use of automated defibrillators has increased President/Chid Laconic. Distinguished UdvvdgProfessor survivorship to more than 50%. The more recent experience in Las Vegas is also M.Hurry MA MD.PkD. illustrative. In victims of cardiac arrest in casinos, the implementation of Esseuthes Aiken er.`t" automated defibrillators has led to a reported 82% survivorship. In its effort to Vice President. serve our community, the Institute was instrumental in placing automated Jose ro srr..A.S.B.e Professor . defibrillators in six gated communities in Palm Desert. In the instance of Palm 3,a„,4..„7-wq.,MD Desert Greens, the defibrillator was utilized by security personnel on three Associate Professor occasions and two victims were successfully resuscitated and one of these left the Dh'octarof PuMle Aaetr■ hospital in good condition. We have also trained high school students and have Jeanne Pantrh,RN,ALd,ACP.N „,,„,,,„B,R,„,,,,do, had a successful program at the Palm Desert High School for more than two Gad Ana th, -P'Dbr`tor years. You may be aware of the joint Institute-Riverside County Health Department "Heart Party" held in February in conjunction with the Date Festival at which we trained 500 residents. We would like to participate in this project because of its medical-scientific import. At the same time, we are anxious to find financial support for our 1695 North Sunrise Way,Bldg.#3,Palm Springs.CA 92262-5309 Telephone(760)323-6x67 Telefax(760)323-6167 Email:WEILM@AOL.COM AFFILIATED WITH THE tJNIVERSTr(OP SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE May 6, 1998 Mayor Jean Benson Page 2 Community-Wide activity which has been constrained by minimal external funding. If we are successful applicants, we shall be able to have 12 additional sites in Riverside county, including 6 sites in the Coachella Valley_ Sites that we have chosen include communities which would not otherwise be able to fund automated defibrillators and the cost of training and materials. It is for these reasons that we ask you to help us document Community-Wide support for our joint governmentallnon-profit Institute's efforts. Since Palm Deseret is one of three Coachella Valley Communities proposed for this support, your Council's endorsement is particularly important. Both Supervisor Wilson and the City of India have also committed such letters of support. Your letter of support would best be addressed jointly to me and also to Mr. Michael Osur, the Director of Emergency Medical Services for Riverside County, for we jointly serve as Principals for our respective entities. We were allowed only two weeks to complete our application and the deadline for submission is May 15. If at all possible, we would be grateful for a letter that we may include with the packet to be sent prior to May 15. However, if such would not be possible, we may submit the letter as a supplement prior to May 22. We sincerely appreciate your generous consideration. Sincerely you MI-IW:lg cc: Ms. Jeanne Parrish Mr. Dale Gribow