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Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement with The Regents of the University of California, a California Constitution corporation, on behalf of the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital, Division of Endocrinology, for physician services, extending the term for an additional year for a revised term of September 21, 2011 to December 31, 2017 and increasing the amount by $55,300 for a revised total not to exceed $301,250.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement with The Regents of the University of California, a California Constitution corporation, on behalf of the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital, Division of Endocrinology, for physician services, extending the term for an additional year for a revised term of September 21, 2011 to December 31, 2017 and increasing the amount by $55,300 for a revised total not to exceed $301,250.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Health Department Clinic Services Bureau ("Clinic Services") operates nine community clinics certified by the State of California and designated as Federally Qualified Health Center Look Alikes. Since 2011, the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine ("UCSF") has been providing the clinics with specialty services in endocrinology, which has improved clinical care and outcomes with the patient population. The availability and willingness of UCSF to provide accessible, high quality health care in the clinics, helps alleviate the patient from having to drive out of county for these services, which can be a hardship given they often lack the transportation and/or financial resources to travel. Approval o...
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