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: Second Amendment to the Agreement with Medical Anesthesia Consultants Medical Group, Inc. to Provide Anesthesia and Pain Management Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Medical Anesthesia Consultants Medical Group, Inc., to provide anesthesia and pain management services, increasing the amount by $170,400 to an amount not to exceed $6,970,400, adjusting the term from March 1, 2021 through February 28, 2024 to February 1, 2021 through February 29, 2024, and revising the list of providers authorized to provide anesthesia and pain management services under the agreement.
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BACKGROUND:
On February 25, 2020, San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) completed a Request for Proposals (RFP) for anesthesia and pain management services. Medical Anesthesia Consultants Medical Group, Inc., (MAC), previously known as Golden State Anesthesia Consultants, Inc., has been providing anesthesia and pain management services at SMMC since 2013. MAC's prior agreement with SMMC expired on December 31, 2020.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing negotiations with the potential vendors, the selection of the new vendor was delayed. A vendor was selected and a proposed agreement beginning January 1, 2021 was sent to the Board for approval. However, before the Board could sign the agreement, the vendor informed SMMC of its decision not to contract with SMMC. To ensure the continued availability of anesthesia and pain management services while the RFP and contract negotiation process continued with other potential vendors, the SMMC Chief Executive Officer authorized two one-month agreements with MAC for anesthesia and pain management services for January 2021 and February 202...
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