County of Monterey - File #: A 21-404

• File #: A 21-404
• Name: M. Kerala Serio MD Fourth Amendment
• Type: BoS Agreement
• Status: Passed - Natividad Medical Center
• File created: 7/12/2021
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 7/27/2021
• Final action: 7/27/2021
• Title: a. Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to execute the Fourth Amendment to the Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement (A-13611) with Mohamed Kerala Serio, M.D. to provide cardiology services, extending the term by twelve months (August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022) for a revised full agreement term of July 1, 2017 to July 31, 2022, and adding $610,000 for a revised total not to exceed amount of $3,100,000 in the aggregate; and b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this agreement where the amendments do not significantly change the scope of work, and do not cause an increase of more than ten percent 10% ($122,000) of the original contract amount.
• Related files: A 17-246, A 19-280, A 20-283, A 23-348, A 22-409

Date	Action By	Action	Result
7/27/2021	Board of Supervisors	approved - natividad medical center	Pass

Title
a. Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to execute the Fourth Amendment to the Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement (A-13611) with Mohamed Kerala Serio, M.D. to provide cardiology services, extending the term by twelve months (August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022) for a revised full agreement term of July 1, 2017 to July 31, 2022, and adding $610,000 for a revised total not to exceed amount of $3,100,000 in the aggregate; and
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this agreement where the amendments do not significantly change the scope of work, and do not cause an increase of more than ten percent 10% ($122,000) of the original contract amount.

Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to execute the Fourth Amendment to the Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement (A-13611) with Mohamed Kerala Serio, M.D. to provide cardiology services, extending the term by twelve months (August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022) for a revised full agreement term of July 1, 2017 to July 31, 2022, and adding $610,000 for a revised total not to exceed amount of $3,100,000 in the aggregate; and
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this agreement where the amendments do not significantly change the scope of work, and do not cause an increase of more than ten percent 10% ($122,000) of the original contract amount.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad must arrange for the care and treatment of hospitalized patients and patients who present to the emergency department and outpatient clinic in need of medical care in the specialty of cardiology. Natividad has an agreement with Dr. Serio to provide cardiology call coverage in the emergency department, inpatient consults, daily (Monday through Friday) cardiology services in the ...