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FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director J Contra
By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts AdministratoCoS}a
DATE: July 13, 1992 County
SUBJECTApproval of Standard Contract #26-187-4 with Olsten Healthcare 1
(formerly: Upjohn HealthCare Services, Inc. )
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
1
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Chair to execute on behalf of the County,
Standard Contract #26-187-4 with Olsten HealthCare, formerly: Upjohn
HealthCare in the amount of $75, 000 for the period from July 1, 1992
- June 30, 1993 to provide nursing registry services at Merrithew
Memorial Hospital and Clinics.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This contract is included in the Health Services Department Enter-
prise I budget projection for FY 1992-93 , to be funded by salary
savings generated through vacant registered nurse positions.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONSIBACKGROUND:
For several years the County has contracted with nursing registries
to provide temporary licensed nursing personnel to assist -Merrithew
'Memorial Hospital and Clinics during peak loads, temporary absences
and emergency situations. There continues to be a nationwide nursing
shortage, and in spite of persistent efforts to recruit nurses, the
Department has experienced great difficulty in filling vacant
positions. Therefore, the Department has had to rely heavily on the
registry services in order to provide quality nursing care for
patients.
Approval of Contract #26-187-4 will ensure the Department' s ability
to provide nursing care for the County's patients, while continuing
its efforts to hire permanent nursing staff.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMME ION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED x OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED
Risk Management Phil Bate for,Cie of the Board of
Auditor-Controller Suurvis rs and County Administritor
Contractor
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