To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #76-862 with Sharon Hood, 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 #76-862 with Sharon Hood, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $1,455,000, to provide maternal fetal medicine services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Center patients, for the period May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $1,455,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues.
BACKGROUND:
Due to limited number of specialty providers available within the community, CCRMC and Health Centers rely on contractors to provide necessary maternal fetal medicine specialty health services to their patients. Maternal fetal medicine is a branch of medicine that focuses on managing health concerns of the mother and fetus prior to, during, and shortly after pregnancy. This is a new contractor who will provide maternal fetal medicine services, including but not limited to: clinic coverage, consultation, phone consultation for labor and delivery, procedures, training, and administrative duties for CCRMC patients starting May 1, 2024. 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.
Under new Contract #76-862, this contractor will provide maternal fetal medicine services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the contract is not approved, certain specialized maternal fetal medicine services for CCRMC patients will not be provided and may cause a delay is services provided.