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C. 38

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	October 18, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-306-35 with Per Diem Staffing Systems, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/18/2022

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, 925-370-5501
cc:	Leslie 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: October 18, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute Contract #26-306-35 with Per Diem Staffing Systems, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000, to provide temporary, nurses and other medical staffing classifications at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $1,500,000 and will be funded as budgeted by the department in FY 2022-2023 by 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I allocations. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers have an obligation to provide medical staffing 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 where additional staffing is required. The county has been using the contractor’s temporary staffing services since July 1, 1997.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On June 22, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-306-33 with Per Diem Staffing Systems, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for the provision of temporary nurses and other medical staffing classifications to cover employee sick leaves, vacations and workers compensation leaves, at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

On April 12, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #26-306-34 with Per Diem Staffing Systems, Inc., effective March 1, 2022, to increase the crisis rates for temporary nurse staffing services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers with no increase in the payment limit of $1,000,000 or term of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

Approval of Contract #26-306-35 will allow the contractor to continue providing nurses and other medical staffing classifications at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers through June 30, 2023. This contract includes services provided by represented classifications and the County has met its obligations with the respective labor partner(s).

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, patients requiring medical staffing services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers will not have access to this contractor’s services.