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: Amendment to Agreement Between the County of San Mateo and Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital At Stanford For Expert Consultation Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford for expert consultation services, increasing the amount by $25,000 to an amount not to exceed $214,332 and extending the term by one month through July 31, 2023.
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BACKGROUND:
In 2021 San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) engaged Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital (LCPH) to provide expert consultation services, which consisted of: having child abuse pediatricians provide care to abused minors; providing forensic evaluation services to the County to aid court proceedings; and acting as a liaison among SMMC medical and nursing professionals so that best practices in treating and evaluating child abuse may be followed. The original agreement not to exceed the amount in 2021 was $110,000.
In July 2022, SMMC and LCPH entered into a new agreement for the term of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $189,332.
In February 2023, the parties amended the agreement to add on-call coverage services to the Keller Center with no change to the agreement amount and term.
DISCUSSION:
The current agreement with LPCH for child abuse pediatric evaluation and consultations at SMMC's Keller Center was not previously brought to this Board because the fiscal impact originally fell below the $200,000 threshold for the Board of Supervisors' approval under County Administrative Memo B-1. Likewise, because physician services are exempt from competitive bidding requirements under the same County memorandum, no infor...
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