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a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute a Physician Services Agreement with Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford (LPHC) to provide physician services in perinatology for the term October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2020, for a total contract amount not to exceed $360,000.00; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health or the Assistant Director of Health to sign up to three (3) future amendments where the amendments do not exceed 10% of the total contract amount ($36,000.00) per each amendment and do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute a Physician Services Agreement with Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford (LPHC) to provide physician services in perinatology for the term October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2020, for a total contract amount not to exceed $360,000.00; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health or the Assistant Director of Health to sign up to three (3) future amendments where the amendments do not exceed 10% of the total contract amount ($36,000.00) per each amendment and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Health Department Clinic Services Bureau (Clinic Services) operates nine community clinic sites designated as Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alikes (FQHC-LA). Under the direction of the County and governance of the Community Health Center Board, the clinics provide preventative, primary, and specialty medical care services. Since October 1, 2008, LPHC has provided specialty services in perinatology for high risk obstetrical patients in the clinics, which has improved clinical care and outcomes with the patient population. Clinic Services and LPCH desire for a new Agreement to update provisions, since the current agreement is from 2008. This new Agreem...
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