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Mark Finucane , Health Services Director• 6ftl-
FROM: By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts AdministratorContra
Costa
DATE: December 7, 1988 County
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #26-153-2 wit
SUBJECT: Damon Reference Laboratories
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute on behalf of the
County, Contract Amendment Agreement 4626-153-2 with Damon
Reference Laboratories , effective November 1 , 1988 , to amend
Contract 4626-153-1 (effective March 1 ) 1988 through February 28 ,
1989 ) to increase the payment limit by $25 , 175 from $64 ,825 to a
new total contract payment limit of $90 , 000 .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT :
This contract is fully funded in the Health Services Department
Budget for Fiscal Year 1988-89 , and the source of funds is the
County . Costs of outside laboratory services are charged to
patients and appropriate third-party payors .
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND :
On March 2911 1988 , the Board approved Standard Contract
4626-153-1 with Damon Reference Laboratories for outside clinical
laboratory testing.
Because of the high census at the Hospital during recent months ,
the number of requests for clinical laboratory tests will exceed
the Department ' s original projection . Therefore , the Department
is requesting approval of Contract Amendment Agreement 4626-153-2
which will increase the payment limit of Contract 4626-153-1 to
cover the cost of additional outside laboratory testing
services .
The services provided through this contract are not available at
Merrithew Memorial Hospital due to lack of resources , sophisti-
cated technology, and experienced personnel . Due to the large
number and diversity of laboratory tests used by the medical
community to make diagnoses , most hospitals have to utilize out-
side laboratories because it is too cost-prohibitive to provide
all tests on site . Contra Costa County has utilized outside
laboratories for over twenty-five years .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDAT N OF BOARD C MMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S :
ACTION OF BOARD ON DEC 2 0 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT - ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES:_ NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
DEC 2 0 1988
cc: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED
Risk Management PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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