To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #76-561-9 with The Sun Healthcare and Surgery Group, 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 #76-561-9 with The Sun Healthcare and Surgery Group, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $840,000, to provide podiatry services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $840,000 over a 3-year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
Due to the limited number of specialty providers available within the community, CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers rely on contractors to provide necessary specialty health services to its patients. Contractor's podiatry services will include clinic coverage, consultation, training, medical procedures, and on-call coverage. This contractor has been providing podiatry services since October 2016. Per Administration Bulletin 600.3 this contractor provides physician services at CCRMC and is exempt from Solicitation requirements.
On January 18, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #76-561-8 with The Sun Healthcare and Surgery Group, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $538,000, to provide podiatry services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023.
Approval of Contract #76-561-9 will allow contractor to continue providing podiatry 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 podiatry services needed for patient care will not be availa...
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