HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04092013 - C.86RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
#26-583-14 with Specialty Laboratories Inc. (dba Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute of Valencia), a corporation, in
an amount not to exceed $800,000, 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, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
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 Costa County has used the services of outside laboratories for over twenty-five years.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/09/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, 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: April 9, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: T Scott, D Gary
C. 86
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D.
Date:April 9, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #26-583-14 with Specialty Laboratories, Inc. (dba Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute of Valencia)
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
On March 27, 2012, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-583-10 (as amended by #26-583-11 through
#26-583-13) 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, 2012 through December 31, 2012.
Approval of Contract #26-583-14 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide services, through December 31,
2013.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, specialized laboratory test would not be performed for patients at Contra Costa
Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.