To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #76-833-1 with Advanced Digestive Consultants, Inc.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of County Contract #76-833-1 with Advanced Digestive Consultants, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $750,000 to provide gastroenterology services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $750,000 over a 3-year period and will be funded as budgeted 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues.
BACKGROUND:
Due to the limited number of specialty providers available within the community, CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers rely on contracts to provide necessary gastroenterology specialty health services to their patients. These services may include: clinic coverage, consultation, training, medical and/or surgical procedures and on-call coverage. CCRMC has contracted with Advanced Digestive Consultants, Inc., to provide gastroenterology services starting August 1, 2023.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000; 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 August 15, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #76-833 with Advanced Digestive Consultants, in an amount not to exceed $350,000, to provide gastroenterology services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period from August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2024.
Approval of Contract #76-833-1 will allow the Contractor to continue providing gastroenterology services through July 31, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, the necessary specialty gastroenterology 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.