HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04172012 - C.57RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf
of the County, Contract #26-713 with Pediatrix Medical Group of California, A Professional
Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $120,000, to provide newborn hearing screening
services in the Labor and Delivery Unit at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and
Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
The State of California mandates Hospitals to provide a hearing screen to all newborns.
Since 2008, CCRMC has been part of the Universal Hearing Screen Program and all
post-partum and nursery nurses have been trained to perform hearing screens. However this
program has proven to be very time consuming for the nurses. Services provided by this
Contractor would be more cost effective and allow CCRMC nurses to spend more valuable
time with their patients.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/17/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Contact: David Goldstein, MD,
370-5525
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: April 17, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy
cc: Tasha Scott, Demetria Gary
C.57
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:April 17, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #26-713 with Pediatrix Medical Group of California, A Professional Corporation
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Under Contract #26-713, the Contractor will provide trained and qualified personnel
including not less than one (1) Site Coordinator and one (1) Hearing Screener who will be
on-site at CCRMC seven days a week, 365 days a year to perform newborn hearing
screening services, through March 31, 2014.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, nurses will continue to provide mandated hearing screens to
all newborns without the use of this vendor.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.