Agenda

Return

C. 75

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	August 18, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-701-11 with Medicus Emergency Room Medicine Services West, LLC

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/18/2015

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

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Samir Shah, 370-5525
cc:	T Scott N Rios

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: August 18, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #26-701-11 with Medicus Emergency Room Medicine Services West, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $275,000, to provide temporary physician services for the Emergency Room at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers, for the period from August 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Funding for this Contract is 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I included in the Health Services Departments Budget. As appropriate, patients and/or third-party payors will be billed for services. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

For many years, the County has contracted with registries to provide temporary qualified personnel to assist the Department during peak workloads, temporary absences and emergency situations.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On August 9, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-701-9 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #26-701-10) with Medicus Emergency Room Medicine Services West, LLC, for the period from August 1, 2014 through July 31, 2015, for the provision of temporary physicians to cover during vacation, sick leave, and extended leave relief for County-employed physicians in the Emergency Room at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers.

Approval of Contract #26-701-11 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide temporary physician services for the Emergency Room at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers, through July 31, 2016.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, patients in the Emergency Room will experience longer wait times, could leave without being treated or be diverted to other Hospitals due to lack of physician coverage during temporary staff absences and peak loads. Additionally, other Contractors who provide locum tenens physician are not able to provide emergency physicians at this time.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.