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C. 84

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	October 18, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-701-12 with Medicus Emergency Room Medicine Services West, LLC

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/18/2016

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:	Samir Shah, M.D., 925-370-5525
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: October 18, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #26-701-12 with Medicus Emergency Room Medicine Services West, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $275,000, to provide temporary physician services for the Emergency Department at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers (CCRMC), for the period from August 1, 2016 through July 31, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Funding for this Contract is 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On August 18, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-701-11 with Medicus Emergency Room Medicine Services West, LLC, for the period from August 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016, for the provision of temporary physicians to cover during vacation, sick leave, and extended leave relief for County-employed physicians in the Emergency Department at CCRMC. Approval of Contract #26-701-12 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide temporary physician services for the Emergency Department at CCRMC, through July 31, 2017.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, patients in the Emergency Department will not have access to Contractor’s services.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.