Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Colleen Chawla, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Chester J. Kunnappilly, MD, Chief Executive Officer, San Mateo Medical Center
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with Gordon Mak, MD to Provide Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Gordon Mak, MD to provide pulmonary and critical care services for the term of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025, increasing the "not to exceed" amount by $76,440, to an amount not to exceed $1,752,540.
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BACKGROUND:
San Mateo County is responsible for providing necessary medical care to its medically indigent population. Since 2007, Gordon Mak, MD has provided pulmonary and critical care medicine services at San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) supporting medical-surgical inpatients and critical care patients. On September 27, 2022, the County entered into its most recent contract with Dr. Mak to provide those services in an amount not to exceed $1,676,100.
DISCUSSION:
At the request of SMMC's leadership, Dr. Mak provided 39 extra shifts of pulmonary and critical care coverage services pursuant to Exhibit B, Section V. of the agreement. As a result, the "not to exceed" amount of the agreement must be increased by $76,440 to pay Dr. Mak for those services.
County Attorney has reviewed and approved the resolution and the amendment to the agreement as to form.
The resolution contains the County's standard provisions allowing amendment of the County fiscal obligations by a maximum of $25,000 (in aggregate).
It is anticipated that Dr. Mak will review incoming referrals for medical appropriateness within one business day for urgent cases and three business days for routine cases 100% of the time.
PERFORMANCE MEASURE:
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FY 2024-25 Estimated
FY 2025-26 Projected
Percentage of time Dr. Mak reviews incoming r...
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