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FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director - `
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator �._,. 4 Costa
DATE:
July 9 2007 ° r e ,- County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#26-603 with Kirby Bates Associates, LLC
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Jeff Smith, M.D.), to execute on behalf
of the County, Contract #26-603 with Kirby Bates Associates, LLC, a limited liability company, in an
amount not to exceed $156,000, to provide temporary nursing program managers for Contra Costa Regional
Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2008.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is included in the Health Services Department Enterprise I budget.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
There is a nationwide nursing and healthcare staff shortage, and in spite of persistent efforts to recruit nurses
and other healthcare staff, the Department has had to rely heavily on registry services in order to provide
quality nursing care for patients.
Under Contract 426-603, the Contractor will provide temporary nurse program managers for the Medical and
Surgical Units at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers, while the
Department continues to recruit for permanent positions, for the period from June 1, 2007 through May 31,
2008.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
_RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
!/APPROVEETHER
SIGNATURES
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ACTION OF BOA APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOT OF SUPER ORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT D 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:
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Contact Person: Jeff Smith, M.D. (370-5113) —r
JOHN CUL)EN, CLERKfOF THE BOARD OF
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