Consider action to approve a Blood Service Agreement with Carter BloodCare. Consider action to adopt a resolution approving a Blood Service Agreement between Carter BloodCare and City of Rowlett to supply blood for the Rowlett Fire Department whole blood program.

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

The City of Rowlett Fire Department is participating in the Texas Department of State Health Services Prehospital Whole Blood Pilot Program through the North Central Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council (NCTTRAC). As part of the program, Rowlett Fire Department paramedics will carry and administer whole blood to eligible patients experiencing life-threatening blood loss in the prehospital setting. To support implementation of the program, the City must establish a Blood Service Agreement with Carter BloodCare for the provision, replacement, handling, and related services associated with whole blood products. Carter BloodCare is a regional nonprofit blood center that provides blood products and transfusion services throughout North, Central, and East Texas. The proposed agreement will provide Rowlett Fire Department with access to whole blood products necessary to maintain operational readiness and support the delivery of this advanced prehospital treatment.

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