HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03272012 - C.87RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf
of the County, Contract #26-583-10 with Specialty Laboratories Inc. (dba Quest Diagnostics
Nichols Institute of Valencia), a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $600,000, for the
provision of outside clinical laboratory services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from January 1, 2012 through December
31, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is 100% funded by Enterprise Fund I. As appropriate, patients and third party
payors will be billed for services. No rate increase.
BACKGROUND:
Certain laboratory tests require equipment not available at Contra Costa Regional Medical
Center's laboratory and are rarely requested tests. Because of the large number and diversity
of laboratory tests used by the medical community to make diagnoses, most hospitals have
to utilize outside laboratories, as it is too cost prohibitive to provide all tests on site. Contra
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/27/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Anna Roth, 370-5101
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 27, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy
cc: Tasha Scott, Demetria Gary
C. 87
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:March 27, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #26-583-10 with Specialty Laboratories, Inc. (dba Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute of Valencia)
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Costa County has used the services of outside laboratories for over twenty-five years.
On March 1, 2011, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-583-8 (as amended by
Amendment Agreement #26-583-9) with Specialty Laboratories, Inc., to provide outside
laboratory services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health
Centers, for the period from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011.
Approval of Contract #26-583-10 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide services,
through December 31, 2012.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, specialized laboratory test would not be performed by this
vendor and patients at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health
Centers may experience a longer wait for results.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.