Agenda

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C. 69

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	July 18, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-306-27 with Per Diem Staffing Systems, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/18/2017

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:	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: July 18, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #26-306-27 with Per Diem Staffing Systems, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $500,000, to provide temporary nursing and other medical staffing services, at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers (CCRMC), for the period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract is funded 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On June 7, 2016 the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-306-26 with Per Diem Staffing Systems, Inc., for the period from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, for the provision of temporary respiratory therapists, nursing and other categories of medical services to cover employee sick leaves, vacations and workers compensation leaves, at CCRMC.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Approval of Contract #26-306-27 will allow the Contractor to continue providing temporary nursing and other medical staff services through June 30, 2018. This contract does not include Teamsters T856 represented classifications. A separate contract with this Contractors on this agenda includes classifications represented by T856 on the rate sheet.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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