Agenda

Return

C. 86

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	June 8, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-745-17 with Medical Solutions, LLC (dba Nebraska Medical Solutions, LLC)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/08/2021

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, 925-370-5101
cc:	Kathleen Cyr Marcy 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: June 8, 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 Contract #26-745-17 with Medical Solutions, LLC (dba Nebraska Medical Solutions, LLC), a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $4,800,000 to provide temporary registered nursing and specialty nursing services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC), Contra Costa Health Centers and the County’s Detention Facilities, for the period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will result in annual service expenditures of up to $4,800,000 and will be funded as budgeted by the department in FY 2021-2022 by 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

This contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing temporary help services for CCRMC, Contra Costa Health Centers, and County’s Detention facilities. This contractor is able to provide coverage during peak workloads, temporary absences and emergency situations at CCRMC, and the County’s Detention Facilities and has been contracting with the County since July 1, 2013.

On May 26, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-745-13, with Medical Solutions LLC (dba Nebraska Medical Solutions Staffing, LLC), in an amount not to exceed $3,300,000 for the provision of temporary registered nursing and specialty nursing services at CCRMC, Contra Costa Health Centers and the County’s Detention Facilities for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.

In August 2020, the County Administrator approved Administrative Amendment #26-745-14 with Medical Solutions LLC (dba Nebraska Medical Solutions Staffing, LLC) to correct the rate schedule by adding crisis rates, with no change in the payment limit of $3,300,000, or in the term of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.

On December 8, 2020 the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #26-745-16 with Medical Solutions LLC (dba Nebraska Medical Solutions Staffing, LLC), to increase the payment limit by $1,200,000 from $3,300,000 to a new payment limit of $4,500,000, to provide additional temporary registered nurse and specialty nursing services to provide additional coverage during peak workloads, temporary absences and emergency situations during COVID-19 pandemic, for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.

Approval of Contract #26-745-17 will allow this contractor to continue to provide temporary registered nurses, and specialty nursing services at CCRMC, Contra Costa Health Services and the County’s Detention facilities, through June 30, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, patients at CCRMC, Contra Costa Health Services and the County's Martinez Detention Facility will not have access to this contractor’s services.