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C. 37

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	March 1, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-584-8 with Diablo Nephrology Medical Group, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/01/2022

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, 925-370-5101
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: March 1, 2022
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 #26-584-8 with Diablo Nephrology Medical Group, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $804,000, to provide nephrology services 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 expenditures of up to $804,000 over a 3-year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

Due to the limited number of specialty providers available within the community, CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers relies on contracts to provide necessary specialty health services to its patients. The County has been contracting with Diablo Nephrology Medical Group, Inc., since November 2006 to provide nephrology services, including clinic coverage, consultation, training, medical and/or surgical procedures and on-call coverage.

On November 13, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-584-7 with Diablo Nephrology Medical Group, Inc., in an amount of $804,000, for the provision of nephrology services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2021. The contractor and Department were in negotiations to determine whether the Detention portion of the contract should be separated from the main contract. This protracted review, in tandem with administrative oversight, caused a delay in contract processing.

Approval of Contract #26-584-8 will allow the contractor to continue to provide nephrology services, through October 31, 2024.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the contractor will not be able to provide nephrology services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers.