ED Support Services   3

Background
The Lawton Indian Hospital (LIH), Indian Health Services (IHS) has a requirement for contractor support of Emergency Medicine physician(s) in the LIH. The care provided by the physicians shall be as comprehensive as the Indian Health Service supplied facilities, equipment, and support services permit. The purpose of this contract is to obtain contracted Emergency Department/Urgent Care non-personal services for the Indian Health Service (IHS) Lawton Indian Hospital. The Indian Health Service, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The mission of IHS is to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level and assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to members of the 566 federally recognized Tribes across the United States.

Work Details
The contractor shall provide emergency/urgent care physician services to evaluate and treat eligible patients who present themselves to the Emergency Department. The contractor shall furnish services including maintaining a continuous vigil within the immediate confines of the Emergency Department, obtaining medical history, performing a physical exam, rendering immediate medical services to emergent patients, requesting and interpreting laboratory and radiologic tests, providing medically indicated treatment, prescribing medication, interpreting x-rays and electrocardiograms, suturing minor lacerations, treating uncomplicated fractures, referring patients as appropriate to routinely scheduled clinics of the Outpatient Department, rendering initial assessments of which Emergency Department/Urgent Care patients will require transfer to a tertiary care center and consult the appropriate Indian Health Service physician on-call who in turn will render the final decision concerning transfer and arrange transfer if indicated.

Period of Performance
The base year Period of Performance will be 12 months from date of award with four (4) twelve (12) month option years.

Place of Performance
Lawton Indian Hospital, 1515 NE Lawrie Tatum Rd, Lawton, OK 73507