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FROM: William Walker,M.D.,Health Services Director Costa
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator °' ___ l
DATE: January 31, 2007
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SUBJECT: Retroactive Payment to Estelle Gregory,M.D.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Ratify purchase of services from Estelle Gregory, M.D., a self-employed individual (Specialty: Psychiatry)
and authorize the County Auditor-Controller to pay $15,010 outstanding balance for the provision of
psychiatric services for the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center Psychiatric Emergency Unit, for the month
of January 2007.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is included in the Health Services Department Enterprise I Budget.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
On January 17, 2006, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-546 (as amended by Amendment
Agreement #26-546-1 and #26-546-2) with Estelle Gregory, M.D., for the period from January 1, 2006
through December 31, 2006, for the provision of professional psychiatric services for the Psychiatric
Emergency Room at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center.
Due to a breakdown in negotiations this contract was not renewed by the County. However, this Contactor
was already schedule to provide much needed psychiatric services for patients at the Psychiatric Emergency
Unit at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center. Services were requested and provided by the Contractor in
good faith through the end of January 2007 with an outstanding balance, owed to Contractor, in the amount of
$15,010.
The Department is requesting that the amount due to the Contractor be paid. This can be accomplished by the
Board of Supervisors ratifying the actions of the County employees in obtaining provision of psychiatric
services. This will create a valid obligation on the part of the County retroactively.authorizing all payments
made by the Auditor-Controller up to now, and authorizing payment of the balance.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: L
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOM NDATION OF BOARD COMMI
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES : 11__,A,
ACTION OF BOARD 0 W d1.�� APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE
� F SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
Contact Person: Jeff Smith, M.D. (370-5113 ATTESTED :];Ld
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JOHN CULLEN, CLERK OF THE BOAR OF
CC: Health Services Department (Contracts) SUPERV SORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Auditor Controller
Contractor BY , DEPUTY