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C.65

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	December 15, 2009

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-294-22 with Staff Care, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/15/2009

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Steven Tremain, 370-5122
cc:	Tasha Scott Barbara Borbon

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: December 15, 2009
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #26-294-22 with Staff Care, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $850,000, to provide temporary physician services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Funding for this Contract is 100% Enterprise Fund I included in the Health Services Departments Budget. As appropriate, patients and/or third-party payors will be billed for services.

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 December 9, 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-294-21 with Staff Care, Inc., for the period from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, to provide locum tenens physicians to work as temporary employees to provide vacation, sick leave, and extended leave relief for County-employed physicians at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers.

Approval of Contract #26-294-22 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide temporary physician services, through December 31, 2010.