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 Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford to Provide Child Abuse Consultation Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford for child abuse consultation services for the term of October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $295,000.
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BACKGROUND:
In 2021, on behalf of the County of San Mateo, San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) engaged Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford (LPCH) to provide "expert consultation services" at the Keller Center for Family Violence. These services consisted of child abuse pediatricians providing care to abused minors, providing forensic evaluation services to the County to aid court proceedings, and acting as a liaison among SMMC physicians and nursing professionals to ensure that best practices in treating and evaluating child abuse may be followed.
DISCUSSION:
The proposed agreement between the County and LPCH would be effective October 1, 2023, for a one-year term through September 30, 2024. To fulfill its coverage obligations, LPCH provides Dr. Melissa Egge, board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) in the specialty of Child Abuse Pediatrics to provide the onsite coverage to the Keller Center, on-call coverage to respond to consultation requests from SMMC physicians, and forensic expert services in aid of child abuse investigations. Dr. Egge was board certified in pediatrics in 2007, and board certified in child abuse pediatrics in 2011, currently practicing in both areas of certification, and in fulfillment of the ABP's requirements to maintain certification.
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