COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

San Mateo Medical Center

 

DATE:

June 15, 2005

BOARD MEETING DATE:

June 28, 2005

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Nancy J. Steiger, Chief Executive Officer, San Mateo Medical Center

SUBJECT:

Resolution Authorizing the Controller to Continue Payments on Contracts from July 1, 2005 to September 30, 2005.

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt a resolution authorizing the Controller to continue payments on contracts from July 1, 2005 to September 30, 2005.

 

VISION ALIGNMENT:

Commitment: Ensure Basic Health and Safety for All

Goal 5: Provide residents access to healthcare and preventive care

This resolution will allow the Controller to continue to pay for medical services San Mateo Medical Center provides to county patients.

BACKGROUND:

San Mateo Medical Center has a number of contracts for services that expire on or before June 30, 2005 and are pending completion. These contracts, listed on Attachment A, will be brought to you for renewal or extension within the next three months.

 

DISCUSSION:

To ensure continued provision of services during this period, it is necessary to authorize the Controller to continue to make payments to these contractors at the existing rates through September 30, 2005. This resolution allows contractors to meet their commitments in a timely fashion and will allow San Mateo Medical Center time needed to complete negotiations. This resolution requires that all terms and conditions of the existing agreements be met.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

Funds for the annual cost of all contracts have been included in the San Mateo Medical Center’s FY 2005-06 Recommended Budget.

 

Exhibit A

Contracts

Amount

California Emergency Physicians (CEP)

$2,553,316

Dennis Israelski, M.D.

$450,000

Fred Lui, MD

$56,000

Gambro Healthcare Renal Care, Inc.

$400,000

James Meier, MD

$1,200,000

Medisave Pharmacies, Inc. dba Kindred Pharmacy Services

$200,000

MedQuist Transcriptions, Ltd.

$3,854,622

Mills Peninsula Hospital

$450,000

On-Call Therapists, Inc.

$300,000 combined maximum amount for two Therapy Agreements

Preferred Healthcare Registry, Inc.

PharMerica

$339,600

Richard Woo, MD

$165,000

Ronald Greenwald, MD

$562,820

Seton Medical Center

$450,000

UCSF Plastics Surgery

$161,158.33