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C. 80

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	January 11, 2011

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-294-24 with Staff Care, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/11/2011

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	David Goldstein, MD, 370-5525
cc:	Tasha Scott Barbara Borbon

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 11, 2011
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #26-294-24 with Staff Care, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $850,000, to provide temporary physician services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Funding for this Contract is 100% Enterprise Fund I included in the Health Services Departments Budget. As appropriate, patients and/or third-party payors will be billed for services. No rate increase.

BACKGROUND:

For many years, the County has contracted with registries to provide temporary qualified personnel to assist the Department during peak workloads, temporary absences and emergency situations.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On December 15, 2009, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-294-22 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #26-294-23) with Staff Care, Inc., for the period from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, to provide locum tenens physicians to cover during vacation, sick leave, and extended leave relief for County-employed physicians at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers.

Approval of Contract #26-294-24 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide temporary physician services, through December 31, 2011 including a modification to County’s General Conditional Paragraph 18. (Indemnification) related to locum tenens physicians not being indemnified by Contractor.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, Contra Costa Regional Medical Centers would not have appropriate physician coverage during temporary staff absences, therefore, patients would go untreated.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.