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FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director f Contra
By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator j?
Costa
DATE: November 17, 1997 . County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract #26-184-9 with Unilab Corporation
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee
(Frank Puglisi, Jr. ) , to execute on behalf of the County, Contract
#26-184-9 with Unilab Corporation, for the period from November 1,
1997 through October 31, 1998, with a payment limit of $240, 000, for
outside clinical laboratory services for Merrithew Memorial Hospital
and Health Centers.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This Contract is included in the Department's Enterprise I Budget.
As appropriate, patients and third-party payors will be billed for
services.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
The purpose of Contract #26-184-9 with Unilab Corporation is to
provide outside clinical laboratory tests. These tests require
equipment not available at Merrithew Memorial Hospital 's laboratory
and are rarely requested laboratory tests. Because of the large
number and diversity of laboratory tests used by the medical
community to make diagnoses, most hospitals have to utilize outside
laboratories as it is too cost-prohibitive to provide all tests on
site. Contra Costa County has used the services of outside
laboratories for over twenty-five years.
Contract #26-184-9 will allow the Contractor' s services to continue
through October 31, 1998.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON !� _ �• - 9 9 % APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
/ I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
y 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.
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PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Contact Person: Frank Puglisi (370-5100) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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