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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director k" Co }
By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administrator Costa
DATE: May 17, 1990 County
SUBJECT:
Approval of Contract #26-202 with Children' s Hospital
Medical Center of Northern California
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee
(Frank Puglisi) to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #26-202
with Children's Hospital Medical Center of Northern California with a
payment limit not to exceed $37,440 for the period January 15, 1990
through January 14 , 1991 for provision of neonatology services for
County's Merrithew Memorial Hospital and Clinics.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This contract is funded by Enterprise I in the Department's Fiscal Year
1989-90 Budget and will be included in the Department's Fiscal Year
1990-91 Budget.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
Under the terms of this agreement, Children's Hospital Medical Center
of Northern California (CHMC) will provide neonatology administrative
and teaching services for staff of County's Merrithew Memorial Hospital
and Clinics. In addition, CHMC will be on call twenty-four hours a day
to provide neonatology services and to arrange transportation for high
risk infants to their facility. CHMC will bill Medi-Cal and/or other
third party payors for the costs of patient care.
The number of deliveries at Merrithew Memorial Hospital continues to
increase, as does the percentage of high risk mothers. This new
service will provide additional support to staff involved in the care
of newborns and is consistent with the Department' s efforts to reduce
risk to the County.
This agreement has been approved as to legal form by the County
Counsel ' s Office.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE Q
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMME DA ION OF BOARD C MMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON UriAPPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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