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FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director Contra
Costa
DATE: February 15, 1996 County
SUBJECT: Approval of Neonatal Teaching & Coverage Agreement #26-202-8 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, Neonatal Teaching
& Coverage Agreement #26-202-8 with Children's Hospital Medical Center
of Northern California, with a payment limit not to exceed $66, 629,
for the period January 15, 1996 through January 14 , 1997, for
provision of neonatology services for County' s Merrithew Memorial
Hospital and Health Centers.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This contract is funded by Enterprise I in the Department' s Fiscal
Year 1995-96 Budget and will be included in the Department's Fiscal
Year 1996-97 Budget.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
On February 14 , 1995, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract
#26-202-5 (as amended by Addenda #26-202-6 and #26-202-7) with
Children' s Hospital Medical Center of Northern California (CHMC) for
the period from January 15, 1995 through January 14, 1996. Under the
terms of the agreement, CHMC provides neonatology admin.isrative--and-
teaching services for staff of County' s Merrithew Mer$orial Hospital
and Health Centers. 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.
Approval of Contract #26-202-8 will continue the Contractor's services
for another twelve months.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON February 27, 1996 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X 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
Contact: Frank Puglisi, Jr. (370-5100) OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED February, 1996
Risk Management Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
Auditor-Controller Supervisors and County Administrator
Contractor
M382/7-88 BY DEPUTY .