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DATE: February14 2008
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SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#26-583-1 with Specialty Laboratories, Inc.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
R ECOm.I EN DATION(S):
Approve and authorize the IIealth Services Director, or his designee (Jeff Smith, M.D.), to execute on
behalf of the County, Contract #26-583-1 with Specialty Laboratories Inc., a corporation, in an amount not
to exceed 5500,000, for the provision of outside clinical laboratory services for Contra Costa Regional
Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers. for the period from January 1, 2008 through December
31. 2008.
FISCAL InIrACI
This Contract is 100% funded by Enterprise I Funds. As appropriate, patients and third party payors will
be billed for services.
BACKGROUNWREASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
Certain laboratory tests require equipment not available at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center's
laboratory and are rarely requested 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.
On May 8, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-583 with Specialty Laboratories; Inc to
provide outside laboratory services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health
Centers, for the period from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
Approval of Contract #26-583-1 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide services, through
December- 31, 2008.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE (S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED__� OTHER
VOTE OF 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:
ATTESTED
Contact Person: JeffSmith, M.D. (370-511 ) JOHN CULLEN, CLERK QrTHE BOA OF
CC: Health Services Department (Contracts) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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