To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Amendment #26-761-7 with Rawel S. Randhawa, M.D.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract Amendment Agreement #26-761-7 with Rawel S. Randhawa, M.D., an individual, effective September 1, 2023, to amend Contract #26-761-6, to increase the payment limit by $250,000, from $150,000 to a new payment limit of $400,000, with no change in the term of March 1, 2023 through February 28, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this amendment will result in additional contractual service expenditures of up to $250,000 and will be funded as budgeted 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (No Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
Due to the limited number of specialty providers available within the community, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers rely on contractors to provide necessary specialty health services to their patients. Contractor's gastroenterology services will include clinic coverage, on-call services, medical and surgical procedures. The county has been contracting with Rawel Randhawa, M.D., since March 2014 to provide gastroenterology services.
In March 2023, the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed Contract #26-761-6 with Rawel Randhawa, M.D., in an amount not to exceed $150,000, to provide gastroenterology services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period March 1, 2023 through February 28, 2025.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #26-761-7 will allow the contractor to provide additional gastroenterology services through February 28, 2025.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment 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....
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