HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01211992 - 1.32 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 32
FROM: Contra
By:
Finucane, Health Services Director
By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administrator Costa
DATE: January 9, 199:2 County
SUBJECT:
Approval of Contract #26-202-2 with Children's Hospital
Medical Center of Northern California
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee
(Frank Puglisi) to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #26-202-2
with Children's Hospital Medical Center of Northern California with a
payment limit not to exceed $56, 576 for the period January 15, 1992
through January 14 , 1993 for provision of neonatology services for
County's Merrithew Memorial Hospital and Clinics.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This contract is funded by Enterprise I in the Department's Fiscal Year
1991-92 Budget and will be included in the Department's Fiscal Year
1992-93 Budget.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
Under the terms of this agreement, Children's Hospital Medical Center
of Northern California (CHMC) will continue to provide neonatology
administrative and teaching services for staff of County's Merrithew
Memorial Hospital and Clinics. In addition, CHMC is on call twenty-
four hours a day to provide neonatology services and to arrange
transportation for high risk infants to their facility. CHMC bills
Medi-Cal and/or other third party payors for the costs of patient care.
The number of deliveries at Merrithew Memorial Hospital continues to
increase, as does the percentage of high risk mothers. This service
provides additional support to staff involved in the care of newborns
and is consistent with the Department's efforts to reduce risk to the
County.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
n UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED JAN 21 1992
Risk Management Phil Batchelor,Clerk of the Board of
Auditor-Controller Supervisors and County Administrator
Contractor
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