HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12101996 - C.46 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director :• ... Contra
By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator
Costa
DATE: November 25, 1996 County
SUBJECT: Approval of Novation' Contract: #24-674-3 with
Crestwood Hospitals, Inc .
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDAITION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his
designee (Donna Wigand) , to execute on behalf of the County,
Novation Contract #24-674-3 with Crestwood Hospitals, Inc . , in the
amount of $109, 500, for the period from July 1, 1996 through June
30, 1997, for provision of mental health treatment services for
Contra Costa County geriatric clients at Crestwood Geriatric
Center in Fremont, California. This Contract includes a six-month
automatic extension,! through December 31, 1997, in the amount of
$54, 750 .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funding for this Contract is included in the Health Services
Department ' s budget, and the source of funding is
County/Realignment 1000 .
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
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On July 18 , 1995, the Board of Supervisors; approved Standard
Contract #24-674-2 with Crestwood Hospitals, Inc . , for provision
of mental health treatment: services . for County' s geriatric
clients . This Contract is vital to the Department ' s Geriatrics
Mental Health Program because it provides an alternative to .both
Morton Bakar Center land Napa State Hospital for geriatric clients
in need of longer term psychiatric treatment in a skilled nursing
setting. Adults, age 65 and over, who require such treatment for .
more than two years will be transferred from Morton Bakar and Napa
to Crestwood Geriatric Center in Fremont .
Approval of Novation Contract #24-674-3 will allow the County to
continue to purchase services at Crestwood Geriatric Center during
FY 1996-97 for persons 65+ years of age who , can benefit from a
psychiatric treatment setting. i
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: I AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Donna Wigand (313-6411) � � ® ���
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED
Risk Management Phil Batchelor,Clerk of the Board of
Auditor-Controller Supervisors and County Administrator
Contractor
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