Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise Rogers, Chief, Health System
Chester J. Kunnappilly, MD, Chief Executive Officer, San Mateo Medical Center
Subject: Agreement with Sonrisas Dental Health Inc. for Dental Services for Farmworkers and Their Family Members
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Sonrisas Dental Health Inc. to provide dental services for farmworkers and their family members for a term of January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018, in an amount not to exceed $131,675.
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BACKGROUND:
The Health System was awarded a Healthcare for the Homeless / Farmworkers Health (HCH/FH) grant from the Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Services and Resources Administration of the US Department of Health and Human Services. The HCH/FH grant funds San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC)'s ongoing HCH/FH program, which provides primary medical, dental, and behavioral health care to San Mateo County's homeless population. SMMC's HCH/FH Program is designed to assist homeless and farmworker adults, families, and youth with access to and utilization of SMMC's continuum of care and other medical, health and support services. The HCH/FH program contracts with both County departments and community-based organizations to provide this care. Sonrisas Dental Health, Inc. (Sonrisas) has been providing dental services to the County's farmworker population since 2015.
DISCUSSION:
In September 2017, HCH/FH issued a Request for Proposals to providers to deliver health and health related services to the homeless and farmworker populations of San Mateo County. Sonrisas was chosen to continue to provide dental services because of their quality, and their location proximity to where the majority of farmworkers reside. While conducting routine examinations and general dental work, it was determined that the majority of the farmworker dental patients were diagnosed ...
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