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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01172006 - C.57 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 8 C s FROM: William Walker,M.D.,Health Services Director -' ` —' Contra By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator " s Costa DATE: January 4, 2006 '�a. '� ....� County SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#26-546 with Estelle Gregory,M.D. SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Jeff Smith, M.D.)to execute on behalf of the County, Contract#26-546 with Estelle Gregory, M.D., a self-employed individual, in an amount not to exceed $75,500, to provide professional psychiatric services for the Psychiatric Emergency Room at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, for the period from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006. FISCAL IMPACT: This Contract is funded 100% by Enterprise I Budget. Cost to the County depends upon utilization. As appropriate,patients and/or third party payors will be billed for services. BACKGROUND/REASON(S)FOR RECOMMENDATION(S): For a number of years the County has contracted with Medical, Dental and Mental Health Specialists to provide specialized professional services that are not otherwise available in its Hospital and Health Centers. Currently, there is an insufficient number of employee physicians to provide the mandated level of coverage at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center Psychiatric Emergency Room. On January 18, 2005, the Board of Supervisors approved a Mental Health Specialist Contract #74— 242 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #74-242-1) with Estelle Gregory, M.D., for the period from January 15, 2005 through December 31, 2005, for the provision of professional psychiatric services for the Mental Health Division. Approval of Contract #26-546 will allow the Contractor to provide psychiatric services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers, due to an organizational restructure at the Hospital, through December 31,2006. i CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _YES SIGNATURE: l _RRECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOM E DATI OF BOARD COMMITTEE ✓APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURES : I. ACTION OF BOARD N APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE 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. ATTESTED JOHN SWEETEN,CLE K qF T E B ARD OF SUPERVISORS AND CO TY ADMINISTRATOR Contact Person: Jeff Smith,M.D. 370-5113 CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts) Auditor-Controller Risk Management BY DEPUTY Contractor