To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #77-657-1 with Excelsior Surgery Center LLC
☒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 #77-657-1 with Excelsior Surgery Center LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $900,000, to provide ambulatory surgery center (ASC) services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members and County recipients, for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $900,000 over a two-year period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized health care services, including ASC services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. This Contractor is part of the CCHP Provider Network providing ASC services while fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organization’s mission, values, and long-term objectives since July 2024.
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. Contractor currently cooperates and participates in CCHP’s Quality Management Program which consists of quality improvement activities to improve the quality of care, services and member experience. Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of performance measurement data and participation in the organization’s clinical and service measure Quality Improvement Programs. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3 CCHP Physician services are exempt from solicitation requirements.
On June 4, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-657 with Excelsior Surgery Center LLC, in an amount not to exceed $900,000, for the provision of ASC services for CCHP members and County recipients, for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026.
Approval of Contract #77-657-1 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide ASC services for CCHP members and County recipients through June 30, 2028.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, certain ASC specialty health care services for CCHP members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County will not be provided and may cause a delay in services to CCHP members.