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C. 81

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	December 8, 2020

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-758-7 with the Regents of the University of California, on behalf of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/08/2020

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, MD., 925-370-5525
cc:	L Walker 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: December 8, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute Contract #26-758-7 containing mutual indemnification, on behalf of the County, with the Regents of the University of California, on behalf of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, a California Constitutional corporation in an amount not to exceed $510,000 to provide remote neurology and neurovascular consultation services for patients at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers (CCRMC), for the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (Rate increase)

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, safety and effectiveness of emergency stroke care in the CCRMC Emergency Department will not be increased.

BACKGROUND:

On April 12, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement #26-758-3 (as amended by Contract Amendment #26-758-4 through #26-758-6) with UCSF to provide twenty-four hour a day, remote neurology and neurovascular consultation services for patients being treated in the Emergency Department or Inpatient Units at CCRMC, for the period from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2020, which included mutual indemnification.
Approval of Agreement #26-758-7 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services to CCRMC through December 31, 2023. This contract contains mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this contract.