REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 25, 2024
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title
Non-financial Affiliation Agreement with Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Southern California Permanente Medical Group for Clinical and Instructional Training
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve non-financial Affiliation Agreement with Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, including a nonstandard term, to provide them clinical and instructional training to psychiatry residents and/or fellows, for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Create, Maintain and Grow Jobs and Economic Value in the County.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the Affiliation Agreement is non-financial in nature.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) is responsible for providing mental health and/or substance use disorder (SUD) services to San Bernardino County (County) residents who are experiencing severe mental illness and/or SUD. As the Mental Health Plan for the County, DBH is required to maintain a qualified network of psychiatric care providers to ensure timely access to mental health services.
DBH has experienced the effects of the nationwide shortage of psychiatrists and qualified individuals who provide services in the County's public mental health workforce. Since 2008, the DBH's Workforce Education and Training component of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan has included increasing the number of psychiatrists in the public mental health field as a goal.
To address this shortage, D...
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