HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02032015 - C.71RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
#26-715-3 with Walnut Creek Surgical Associates, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,350,000, for the
provision of general surgery services for patients at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health
Centers, for the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Enterprise Fund I. Cost to the County depends upon utilization. As appropriate,
patients and/or third party payors will be billed for services. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
For a number of years the County has contracted with Medical, Dental and Mental Health Specialists to provide
specialized services that are not otherwise available.
On January 7, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-715-2 with Walnut Creek Surgical Association,
to provide general surgery services including consultation, training, on-call, medical and/or surgical procedures, for
patients
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 02/03/2015 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: David Goldstein, MD,
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: February 3, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: T Scott, C Rucker
C. 71
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:February 3, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #26-715-3 with Walnut Creek Surgical Associates, Inc.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers (CCRMC), for the period from January 1,
2014 through December 31, 2014.
Approval of Contract #26-715-3 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide professional general surgery
services through December 31, 2017.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, patients requiring professional general surgery services at CCRMC will not have
access to Contractor’s services, which may result in a reduction in the overall level of services to the community.