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C. 37

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	April 26, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-347-27 with Cross Country Staffing, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/26/2016

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:	Anna Roth, 925-370-5101
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: April 26, 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 #26-347-27 with Cross Country Staffing, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $8,000,000, to provide temporary medical and specialty staffing services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers (CCRMC), for the period from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On June 16, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-347-25 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #26-347-26), with Cross Country Staffing, Inc., for the provision of temporary medical staffing services including registered nursing, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) nursing, therapy, radiology, and pharmacy services at CCRMC for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. Approval of Contract #26-347-27 will allow Contractor to continue providing temporary medical and specialty staffing services through June 30, 2017.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, patients requiring medical and specialty staffing services at CCRMC will not have access to Contractor’s services.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.