Agenda

Return

C.13

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	January 14, 2020

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-294-42 with Staff Care, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/14/2020

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

Contact:	Samir Shah, M.D., 925-370-5525
cc:	L Walker M Wilhelm

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, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #26-294-42 with Staff Care, Inc., a corporation, which does not include indemnification, in an amount not to exceed $13,308,000, to provide temporary locum tenens physician services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On March 28, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-294-40 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #26-294-41) with Staff Care, Inc., for the provision of locum tenens physicians to cover during vacation, sick leave, and extended leave relief for County-employed physicians at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Approval of Contract #26-294-42 will allow the Contractor to continue providing temporary locum tenens physician services, through December 31, 2022. This Contract contains deleted Indemnification provisions of the General Conditions.

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.