To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #76-826-1 with Patrick Lam, M.D.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #76-826-1 with Patrick Lam, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $300,000, to provide anesthesiology services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $300,000 and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
Due to the limited number of specialty providers available within the community, CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers rely on contractors to provide necessary specialty health services to its patients. This contractor’s anesthesiology services will include clinic coverage, consultation, training, medical procedures, and on-call coverage. This contractor has been providing anesthesiology services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers since July 1, 2023.
This contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000; and Health and Safety Code § 1451. Health Services Personnel approved this contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. CCRMC’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the contract are upheld. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3 CCRMC Physician services are exempt from Solicitation requirements.
On July 11, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #76-826 with Patrick Lam, M.D., in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for the provision of anesthesiology services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
Approval of Contract #76-826-1 will allow this contractor to continue to provide anesthesiology services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, the necessary specialty anesthesiology services needed for patient care will not be available or will create increased wait times due to the limited number of specialty providers available within the community.