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AWARDING RESOLUTION FOR
THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN DUPAGE COUNTY AND
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE
FOR COSTS OF INMATE MEDICAL SERVICES
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WHEREAS, the County is responsible for payment for medical treatment of inmates and juvenile detainees in the custody of the County Sheriff or Probation Department (hereinafter referred to as "Participants"); and
WHEREAS, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare (hereinafter referred to as "Health System") is duly licensed by the State of Illinois and accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations to provide certain facility inpatient, outpatient and other medical professional services; and
WHEREAS, the County desires to have the Health System provide facility inpatient and outpatient services, and certain professional services, limited to those provided by Health System, (which services are collectively hereinafter referred to as "Covered Services") to Participants; and
WHEREAS, the County desires and the Health System is willing, to have the Health System provide Covered Services to Participants at the preferred rates in exchange for the County's payment to the Health System providers on a preferred basis; and
WHEREAS, a contract for the provision of medical services to Participants at preferred rates has been negotiated between the County and the Health System for services rendered between August 1, 2024 and July 31, 2027, and the Agreement is attached hereto.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the attached preferred Health System Agreement be and is hereby approved and the County Chief Financial Officer or his designee is authorized to perform according to its terms on behalf of DuPage County.
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Enacted and approved this 26th day of March, 2024 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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