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C. 78

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	July 12, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-347-42 with Cross Country Staffing, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/12/2022

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:	L Walker 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 12, 2022
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 #26-347-42 with Cross Country Staffing, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $5,500,000, to provide temporary medical and specialty staffing services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $5,500,000 and will be funded 100% by the department in FY 2022-23 by 100% Enterprise Fund I revenues. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

This contract meets the social needs of county’s population by providing temporary medical and specialty staffing services. Contractor has been continuously providing temporary medical and specialty staffing services under contract with county since July 1, 2005.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On June 22, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-347-39 with Cross Country Staffing, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $5,500,000 to provide temporary medical staffing services, including registered nursing, and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) nursing services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

On November 23, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment #26-347-40, effective December 1, 2021, to modify the contract to include travel, urgent, and crisis rates for temporary lactation consulting services with no change in the payment limit of $5,500,000 or term through June 30, 2022.

On April 12, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment #26-347-41, effective March 1, 2022, to increase the crisis rates for nurse staffing with no change in the payment limit of $5,500,000 or term through June 30, 2022.

Approval of Contract #26-347-42 will allow contractor to continue providing temporary medical and specialty staffing services through June 30, 2023. This contract includes services provided by represented classifications and the county has met its obligations with the respective labor partner(s).

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, county will not have access to contractor’s temporary medical staffing services.