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FROM; Mark Finucane , Health Services Director Contra
By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts Administrator Costa
DATE; March 14, 1988 County
SUBJECT;
Approval of Standard Contract #26-153-1 with Damon
Reference Laboratories for Outside Laboratory Testing
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute on behalf of the
County , Standard Contract #26-153-1 with Damon Reference
Laboratories in the amount of $64 , 825 for the period March 1 ,
1988 through February 28 , 1989 for outside clinical laboratory
testing .
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This contract is fully funded in the Health Services Department
Budget for 1987-88 . Costs of outside laboratory services are
charged to patients and appropriate third-party payors .
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this contract is to provide for the performance
of outside clinical laboratory tests , tests requiring equipment
not available at County Hospital ' s laboratory, and rarely
requested laboratory tests . Damon Reference Laboratories
(formerly Reference Laboratory) agreed to continue services at
the same rates included in their December 1986 bid quotation.
The services provided through this contract are not available at
County Hospital due to lack of resources , sophisticated tech-
nology, and experienced personnel . Due to the large number and
diversity of laboratory tests used by the medical community to
make diagnoses , most hospitals have to utilize outside labora-
tories because it is too cost-prohibitive to provide all tests
on site . Contra Costa County has utilized outside laboratories
for over- twenty-five years . Costs for these outside laboratory
services will be charged to patients and appropriate third-party
payors .
This document has been approved by the Department ' s Contracts
and Grants Administrator in accordance with the guidelines
approved by the Board ' s Order of December 1 , 1981 (Guidelines
for contract preparation and processing , Health Services
Department ) .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; YES SIGNATURE'
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDAT N OF BOARD CO MITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON MAR 9W1Qi1S2 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT TH1'S IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT _ ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES:_ _ NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT; ABSTAIN: 4 OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED MAR 2 9 1988
Risk Management PFIIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contractor
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