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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	January 19, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment #26-395-23 with Locumtenens.com, LLC

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/19/2021

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
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Jaspreet Benepal, 925-313-5101
cc:	K Cyr 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 19, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract Amendment Agreement #26-395-23, with Locumtenens.com, LLC, effective December 1, 2020, to amend Contract #26-395-22, to increase the payment limit by $400,000, from $800,000 to a new payment limit of $1,200,000, with no change in the term of March 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract amendment will result in additional contractual service expenditures of up to $400,000 and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers have an obligation to provide physician services to patients. Therefore, the county contracts with temporary help firms to ensure patient care is provided during peak loads, temporary absences, vacations and emergency situations when additional staffing is required. The county has been using this contractor to provide locum tenens staffing services since 2001.

On March 31, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-395-22, with Locumtenens.com, LLC, in the amount of $800,000 to provide temporary locum tenens physician services at CCRMC and Health Centers during peak loads, temporary absences, vacations or emergency situations, for the period March 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021.

Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #26-395-23 will allow the contractor to provide temporary staffing in the gastroenterology, anesthesiology, emergency medicine and pediatric specialties through February 28, 2021.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment is not approved, the County will not receive additional hours of services from this contractor and physician staffing requirements may not be met.