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FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director i
By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator Contra
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DATE: January 9, 1997 CoUC>t)/
SUBJECT: Approval of Amendment #26-933-1 with Kirk Beckwith, M.D. ; Paul
H. Kwok, D.O. ; Robert J. Lindsay, M.D. ; Craig Nielson, M.D. ;
and Mark Vukalcic, M.D.
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, Amendment
#26-933-1, effective November 1, 1996, to amend Medical Specialist
Contract #26-933 with Kirk Beckwith, M.D. , Paul H. Kwok, D.O. ,
Robert J. Lindsay, M.D. , Craig Nielson, M.D. , and Mark Vukalcic,
M.D. (specialty: Anesthesiology) ; to terminate the Agreement with
Kirk Beckwith, M.D. ; to add Daryl Smith, M.D. , Anthony Cheng, M.D. ,
and Curtis Chong, M.D. to the agreement; and to modify the payment
provisions as follows:
a. $87, 500 per month NOT TO EXCEED a total of $875, 000 for
theperiod from January 1996 through October 1996;
b. $96,875 per month NOT TO EXCEED a total of $1,162;500 for
the period from November 1996 through October 1997;
C. $92,719 per month NOT TO EXCEED a total of $1,112,628 for
the period from November 1997 through October 1998; and
d. $88,750 per month NOT TO EXCEED a total of $1,065,000 for
the period from November 1998 through October 1999.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Cost to the County ' depends upon utilization. As appropriate,
patients and/or third party payors will be billed for services.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
On February 27, 1996, the Board of Supervisors approved Medical
Specialist Contract #26-933 with the"above named physicians for,
provision of Anesthesiology Services for the period from January 1,
1996 through December 31, 1999.
Approval of Amendment #26-933-1 will provide the services of
additional physicians and will allow contractors to continue to
provide Anesthesiology Services for Merrithew Memorial Hospital and
Health Centers through October 31, 1999.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENTS YES SIGNATURE'
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES)
ACTION OF BOARD ON a) APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
JUNANIMOUS (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.
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