RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #26-673-3 with Shaista Rauf, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $720,000, to provide neurology services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers (CCRMC) for the period from September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
On September 10, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-673-2 with Shaista Rauf, M.D. for the provision of neurology services, for patients at CCRMC, including but not limited to: clinic coverage, on call coverage, and consultation, for the period from September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2016. Approval of Contract #26-673-3 will allow Contractor to continue providing neurology services through August 31, 2019.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, patients requiring neurology services at CCRMC will not have access to Contractor’s services.
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