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C. 27

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	January 14, 2014

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-294-32 with Staff Care, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/14/2014

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	David Goldstein, M.D., 925-370-5525
cc:	K Cyr C Rucker

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 14, 2014
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #26-294-32 with Staff Care, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,300,000, to provide temporary physician services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers (CCRMC), for the period from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by 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 March 19, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-294-30 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #26-294-31) with Staff Care, Inc., for the period from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, to provide locum tenens physicians to cover during vacation, sick leave, and extended leave relief for County-employed physicians at CCRMC.

Approval of Contract #26-294-32 will allow the Contractor to continue providing temporary physician services, through December 31, 2014, 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, patients requiring appropriate physician coverage during temporary staff absences will not have access to Contractor’s services which may result in a reduction in the overall level of services to the community.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not Applicable.