To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #76-731-3 with Samuel Cho MD, 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 the County Contract Agreement #76-731-3 with Samuel Cho MD, INC., a corporation, (formerly Samuel H. Cho, M.D.) in amount not to exceed $2,150,000 to provide cardiology services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in the contractual service expenditures of up to $2,150,000 over a 3 year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.
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 specialty health services to their patients. Contractor has been providing cardiology services to County since September 2021.
On April 20, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #76-731 with Samuel H. Cho, M.D., in an amount not to exceed $1,600,000, to provide cardiology services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024.
On July 11, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #76-731-1 with Samuel H. Cho, M.D., to increase the payment limit by $190,000, from $1,600,000 to a new payment limit of $1,790,000 with no change in the term through August 31, 2024.
On April 22, 2024, Contract #76-731-2 with Samuel H. Cho, M.D., was amended to change the Assignor’s Obligations from Samuel H. Cho, M.D. to Samuel Cho MD, INC. and assigned all rights under Contract #76-731 affective June 1, 2024 with no change in the term through August 31, 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’s cardiology services will include but not limited to clinic coverage, on-call services, medical and surgical procedures. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3 CCRMC Physician services are exempt from solicitation requirements.
Approval of Contract #76-731-3 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide cardiology services through August 31, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, the necessary specialty cardiology 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.