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FROM: William Walker, M.D.,Health Services Director �tJ Costa
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator
DATE: July 26, 2006 �' County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#26-260-14 with Preferred Staffing, Inc.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION -
RECOMMENDATION(S):
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Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Jeff Smith, MD) to execute on
behalf of the County, Contract#26-260-14 with Preferred Staffing, Inc., a corporation, in an amount
not to exceed $150,000, to provide nursing registry services at Contra Costa Regional Medical
Center and at the Detention(Facilities, for the period from August 1, 2006 through July 31, 2007.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100%by budgeted Enterprise 1.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
For several years, the County has contracted with nursing registries to provide temporary licensed
nursing personnel to assists Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and the Contra Costa Health
Centers 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 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.
On September 13, 2005, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-260-13 with Preferred
Staffing, Inc., for the period from August 1, 2005 through July 31, 2006, for the provision of nursing
registry services at Contra i osta Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers.
Approval of Contract #26-260-14 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services through
July 31, 2007.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
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�LRECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
'---A-PPROVE OTHER
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SIGNATURE (S):
ACTION OF BOARD CA I h 14APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS ABSENT V AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
( ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED 7u4uS�
JOHN C LEN, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Contact Person: Jeff Smith,M.D.(370-5113) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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