Agenda

Return

C. 73

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	December 7, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Cancellation Agreement #26-294-45 and Contract # 26-294-46 with Staff Care, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/07/2021

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, 925-370-5100
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: December 7, 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, as follows: (1) Cancellation Agreement #26-294-45 with Staff Care, Inc., a corporation, effective on the close of business on October 31, 2021; and (2) Contract #26-294-46 with Staff Care, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $13,000,000, to provide temporary specialty physician services to Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will result in contractual expenditures of up to $13,000,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues. (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 January 1, 2006.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On January 14, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-294-42 with Staff Care, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $13,308,000, 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, 2020 through December 31, 2022.

In accordance with General Conditions Paragraph 5 (Termination), of the contract, the department and contractor have agreed to a mutual cancellation of Contract #26-294-42. Approval of Cancellation Agreement #26-294-45 will accomplish this termination.

Approval of a new contract (Contract #26-294-46) will allow the contractor to continue providing temporary locum tenens physician services, including new rates for dermatology and neurology specialities, for the period November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2024.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, patients requiring appropriate physician coverage during temporary staff absences will not have access to this contractor’s services.