RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH ASSOCIATED MEDICAL SPECIALISTS (AMS) FOR INTERNAL MEDICINE, CARDIOLOGY, AND HOSPITALIST SERVICES

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, on April 2nd 2002 the Board of Supervisors, by Resolution 65161, authorized an Agreement in the amount of $9,913,512 for the term April 1, 2002 through March 31, 2005 for internal medicine services, including cardiology, to the San Mateo Medical Center; and

WHEREAS, on May 17^th, 2005 the Board of Supervisors, by Resolution 67322, authorized an Amendment to the Agreement to increase the amount of the Agreement by $1,570,002 from $9,913,512 to $11,483,514 and extend the term through September 30, 2005 while new contract terms were under negotiation; and

WHEREAS, the San Mateo Medical Center requires uninterrupted internal medicine hospital services, including cardiology; and

WHEREAS, the parties now wish to enter into an Agreement for the term of October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2008 with a maximum reimbursement amount of $11,080,524.59; and

WHEREAS, there has been presented to this Board of Supervisors for its consideration and acceptance an Agreement, reference to which is hereby made, whereby Associated Medical Specialists shall provide professional internal medicine services, including cardiology; and

WHEREAS, this Board has been presented with a form of the Agreement and has examined and approved it as to both form and content and desires to enter into the Agreement:

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the President of this Board of Supervisors be, and is hereby authorized and directed to execute said Agreement for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo, and the Clerk of this Board shall attest the President's signatures thereto.

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