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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on October 24, 1989 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, Schroder, McPeak, and Torlakson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: Proposed Joint Venture between Merrithew Memorial Hospital
and Brookside Hospital
Supervisor Powers commented that at the October 17, 1989
meeting he had advised the Board that he would be requesting today
that the Board consider a joint venture between Brookside Hospital and
Merrithew Memorial Hospital and Clinics to provide prenatal, delivery
and postnatal care to women in West Contra Costa County in order to
better serve the pregnancy-related needs of women in West County.
Supervisor Powers reviewed the projected goals, medical
direction, administrative coordination, care systems, medical
personnel and other considerations, as well as an action plan
consisting of the following:
1. Obtain approval of governing boards to move forward with proposed
project.
2. Coordinate medical staff philosophies regarding intrapartum care.
3. Recruit and hire needed providers.
4. Request increased Medi-Cal reimbursement rates from the State.
5. Develop administrative procedures.
6. Provide outreach and education to West County about new program.
7 . Implement joint venture.
Supervisor Powers asked the Board' s consideration of Item 1
of the action plan today, and then to carry out the other steps laid
out in the action plan.
Board members discussed the proposal in some detail.
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the report on the. proposed
joint venture between Merrithew Memorial Hospital and Brookside
Hospital is ACCEPTED; staff is DIRECTED to begin to develop an action
plan, staff is AUTHORIZED to negotiate with Brookside Hospital
consistent with the action plan; and Supervisor Tow Powers is
AUTHORIZED to convey the Board' s action to the Brookside Board of
Directors at their October 25, 1989 meeting.
I Hereby certify that this Is a true and Correct Copy Of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisorsda
cc: County Administrator AT7E8TED: �(X
Director of Health Services PHIL BATCHELOR.Cie*of the Board
of Supervisors and County Adm1nWtrdw
By _.__.Deputy