RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of County Contract #76-555-5 with Initha R. Elangovan, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $1,400,000, to provide pulmonology services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Health Center patients, for the period September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $1,400,000 over a 3-year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
Due to the limited number of specialty providers available within the community, CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers rely on contracts to provide necessary specialty health services to their patients. CCRMC has contracted with Initha R. Elangovan, M.D. for pulmonology services including clinic coverage, consultation, critical care, on-call coverage, bronchoscopies, training, medical/surgical procedures, and on-call services since September 1, 2016.
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