Released on: January 18, 2008, 10:13 am

Press Release Author: Mike Williams/All Cities Media

Industry: Healthcare

Press Release Summary: The Abaris Group, a California-based emergency medical
services and hospital consulting firm, has announced the conclusion of a six-month
consulting project assisting the County of Sacramento with a trauma designation RFP
process.

Press Release Body: The Abaris Group, a California-based emergency medical services
and hospital consulting firm, has announced the conclusion of a six-month consulting
project assisting the County of Sacramento with a trauma designation RFP process.
The Abaris Group\'s analysis and advice helped the Board of Supervisors make their
final determination as to which of two south county hospitals should be granted
level II trauma center status. The County of Sacramento issued a request for
proposal (RFP) for a level II trauma center in the south county in October 2006.
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento and Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
(a Catholic Healthcare West facility) submitted proposals to the County in hopes of
being awarded this important designation. Following an analysis of the two proposals
by an outside team of national trauma experts, Sacramento County Health and Human
Services Director Lynn Frank recommended to the Board that Kaiser be awarded this
designation.
Methodist refuted the decision. Amid the protest and campaigning that followed
Frank\'s recommendation, the County hired The Abaris Group to review both proposals
and evaluate Methodist\'s protest/appeal regarding this RFP process. The Abaris Group
was hired to assist the County because of its extensive experience with trauma
centers and RFP processes. The Abaris Group carefully analyzed each argument
presented in Methodist\'s protest to the Kaiser recommendation and evaluated numerous
documents relevant to the appeal to
determine the validity of the protest. The Abaris Group concluded that the RFP
review process was in fact thorough and complete, and due to differences in each
proposal Kaiser did appear to be the appropriate nomination to receive trauma center
designation.
Additionally, The Abaris Group conducted an extensive review of each proposal,
paying particular attention to capital commitments promised by each facility. After
projecting demand for trauma and other hospital services into the near future, The
Abaris Group was able to determine whether the proposed capacity would meet, exceed,
or fall short of future needs. Reports of these analyses were provided to the County
of Sacramento Board of Supervisors for their consideration in determining which
hospital should receive the designation.
In the end, the Board of Supervisors followed The Abaris Group\'s advice and Director
Frank\'s recommendation, voting 3-2 in favor of awarding the trauma center
designation to Kaiser.
\"We couldn\'t have done this without The Abaris Group\" said Lynn Frank, Director,
Sacramento County Health and Human Services. "Their knowledge helped inform the
Board so that we were able to get the votes necessary to designate Kaiser as the
next level II trauma center in Sacramento County.\"


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