Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, Health System
Chester J. Kunnappilly, MD, Chief Executive Officer, San Mateo Medical Center
Subject: Agreement with Renata Jarosz, DO to Provide Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Renata Jarosz, DO to provide physical medicine and rehabilitation services for the term of September 1, 2018 through August 31, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $326,000.
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BACKGROUND:
Since September 2014, Dr. Renata Jarosz has provided a musculoskeletal clinic and physical medicine (physiatry) services for San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC). The main purpose of the physiatry clinic is to diagnose and treat patients with complex musculoskeletal pain syndromes and to triage referrals to orthopedic surgery, pain management, and neurosurgery services. The screen/triage process ensures that only surgical patients are referred to orthopedics and neurosurgery, and physical medicine patients are treated non-surgically. Because patients are now appropriately sorted, patients in both the surgical and non-surgical settings are seen more quickly.
Dr. Jarosz has provided excellent coordination of physiatry, pain management, neurosurgery, orthopedic, and physical therapy services.
DISCUSSION:
Dr. Jarosz will continue to provide physiatry services five days a week to SMMC patients. In addition, Dr. Jarosz serves as Medical Director of Physiatry and Rehabilitation Medicine. Beginning with this contract, Dr. Jarosz will take on the role of Medical Director for the Physical and Occupational Therapy Departments.
County Administrative Memorandum B-1 provides that contracts for physicians are exempt from the Request for Proposals process.
The agreement and resolution have been reviewed and approved by County Counsel as to form.
The resolution contains the County's stand...
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