To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #76-933 with Ashwini Anumandla, 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 #76-933 with Ashwini Anumandla, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $600,000, to provide gastroenterology services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $600,000 and will be funded as budgeted by the department 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 relies on Contractors to provide necessary specialty health services to its patients. Dr. Anumandla is new to CCRMC and will provide gastroenterology specialty services including, but not limited to: clinic coverage, consultation, training, medical and/or surgical procedures, and on-call coverage beginning October 1, 2025. 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. Division Contract monitoring staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring of performance measures set forth in the contract are upheld. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3, CCRMC Physician services are exempt from solicitation requirements.
Under new Contract #76-933, Contractor will provide gastroenterology services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers through September 30, 2026.
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.