Due to the limited number of specialty providers available within the community, CCRMC and Health Centers rely on contractors to provide necessary specialty health services to their patients. This contractor has been providing otolaryngology specialty services, including but not limited to: on-call coverage, consultation, training, medical and surgical procedures, and administrative support services since October 2010.
On October 4, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-672-11 with Siri Sunderi Cheng, M.D., in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for the provision of otolaryngology services at CCRMC and health centers, for the period October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025.
In consideration of the expected increase of the contractor’s services to be utilized, the recent increase in clinic rates, and a mutual agreement to continue providing such services, the department and the contractor have agreed to (1) a mutual cancellation of the current contract in accordance with the General Conditions Paragraph 5 (Termination), and (2) establish a new contract with the revised terms and conditions for the next three years.
Under Contract #26-672-13 this contractor will continue to provide otolaryngology specialty services, including but not limited to, on-call coverage, consultation, training, medical and surgical procedures, and administrative support services with a new contract term of February 8, 2023 through January 31, 2026.
If the cancellation agreement is not approved, the contractor will not be compensated accurately for the services being provided through the current contract's term ending September 30, 2025. If the new contract is not approved, CCRMC and health centers will not have continued access the specialized otolaryngology services provided to their patients by this established County contractor.