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C.122

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	July 11, 2017

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-563-10 with Total Renal Care, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/11/2017

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:	Anna Roth, 925-370-5101
cc:	K Cyr 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: July 11, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #26-563-10 with Total Renal Care, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $321,634, to provide blood treatment services including dialysis therapies for inmates at the Martinez Adult Detention Facility, for the period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract is funded 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

Historically, blood services have been very complicated to obtain for inmates at the County’s Martinez Adult Detention Facility, compromising the health of seriously ill inmates. This contract will allow inmates to receive blood services at the Martinez Detention Facility at a cost approximately 60% less than transporting inmates to outside vendors. This Contractor has been providing services to the County since 2006.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On August 2, 2011, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-563-5 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #23-563-6 through #23-563-9) with Total Renal Care, Inc., to provide blood services including, dialysis therapies for inmates at the Martinez Detention Facility for the period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2017.

Approval of Contract #26-563-10 will allow the Contractor to continue providing blood services, through June 30, 2019. This Contract includes mutual indemnification.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, County inmates will not to receive blood treatment services at Martinez Detention Center from this Contractor.