To: Board of Directors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #26-856-35 with Diablo Pulmonary Medical 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 County Contract #26-856-35 with Diablo Pulmonary Medical Group, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $948,000, to provide pulmonary disease services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $948,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues.
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 their patients. CCRMC has contracted with Diablo Pulmonary Medical Group, Inc. for pulmonary disease services including clinical coverage, consultation, training, on-call and surgical procedures, since December 1, 1982.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code ?? 26227 and 31000; Health and Safety Code ? 1451. 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. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3, the Contractor provides physician services and is exempt from solicitation requirements.
On September 13, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-856-34 with Diablo Pulmonary Medical Group, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $948,000, for the provision of pu...
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