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C. 37

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	November 16, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-785-4 with Urmila Bajpai-Pillai, M.D.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/16/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Samir Shah, M.D., 925-370-5525
cc:	E Suisala M Wilhelm

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 16, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #26-785-4 with Urmila Bajpai-Pillai, M.D, an individual, in an amount not to exceed $756,000, to provide rheumatology care at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $756,000 over a 3-year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

CCRMC has been contracting with Urmila Bajpai-Pillai, M.D., since November 2014 to provide rheumatology care including, but not limited to clinic coverage, consultation, training and medical and/or surgical procedures at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On November 6, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-785-2 with Urmila Bajpai-Pillai, M.D. in an amount not to exceed $712,000 for the provision of rheumatology care at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2021.

On November 5, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #26-785-3 to increase the payment limit by $11,000 to a new payment limit of $723,000, to provide additional rheumatology care services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers with no change in the term of November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2021.

Approval of Contract #26-785-4 will allow the contractor to continue to provide rheumatology care at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers through October 31, 2024.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, patients requiring rheumatology care will not have access to this contractor’s services.