Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Chester J. Kunnappilly, MD, Chief Executive Officer, San Mateo Medical Center
Subject: Agreement with Steve Hassid, MD to Provide Cardiology Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Steve Hassid, MD to provide cardiology services for the term of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021, in an amount not to exceed $1,140,000.
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BACKGROUND:
San Mateo County is responsible for providing necessary medical care to its medically indigent population. This includes services for cardiology disorders and the management and supervision of those services.
DISCUSSION:
Dr. Hassid has served as a non-invasive cardiologist at San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) for over 30 years through the San Mateo Multispecialty Physician Group. He has agreed to continue providing such services as an independent provider. He will provide (i) a minimum of five half-day clinics per week, with each such clinic being four hours in length, for 48 weeks per year; (ii) inpatient cardiology consultations; (iii) at least 50% of the readings at SMMC for Electrocardiograms, Stress Echocardiograms, Stress Tests, and Holter Monitors; and (iv) call coverage.
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 standard provisions allowing amendment of the County fiscal obligations by a maximum of $25,000 (in aggregate).
The agreement contributes to the Shared Vision 2025 outcome of a Healthy Community by providing basic cardiology services to SMMC patients. It is anticipated that the wait times for cardiac studies will decrease by 50 percent over current wait times.
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