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C. 82

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	July 21, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-765-1 with Pathology, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/21/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Anna Roth, 370-5101
cc:	T Scott N Rios

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: July 21, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #26-765-1 with Pathology, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $325,000, to provide laboratory services for patients at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers (CCRMC) for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

Certain laboratory tests require equipment not available at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center's laboratory and are rarely requested tests. Because of the large number and diversity of laboratory tests used by the medical community to make diagnoses, most hospitals have to utilize outside laboratories, as it is too cost prohibitive to provide all tests on site. Contra Costa County has used the services of outside laboratories for over twenty-five years.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On September 9, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-765 with Pathology, Inc., to provide laboratory testing services for patients at CCRMC, for the period from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.

Approval of Contract #26-765-1 will allow the Contractor to continue providing laboratory testing services, through June 30, 2016.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, patients requiring laboratory testing services will not have access to Contractor’s services, which may result in a reduction in the levels of service in the community.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.