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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03152011 - C.98RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #26-395-11 with LocumTenens.com, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $300,000, to provide temporary physician services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from March 1, 2011 through February 29, 2012. FISCAL IMPACT: This Contract is funded 100% by Health Services Department Enterprise Fund I. As appropriate, patients and/or third-party payors will be billed for services. No rate increase. BACKGROUND: For a number of years, the County has contracted with registries to provide temporary qualified physicians to work as temporary and permanent employees to ensure appropriate medical physician and inpatient psychiatry staff coverage at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers. On APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 03/15/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: David Goldstein, M.D., 370-5525 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: March 15, 2011 David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: June McHuen, Deputy cc: Tasha Scott, Barbara Borbon C. 98 To:Board of Supervisors From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Date:March 15, 2011 Contra Costa County Subject:Contract #26-395-11 with LocumTenens.com, LLC BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) March 23, 2010, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-395-9 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #26-395-10) with LocumTenens.com, LLC to provide temporary physician services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers for the period from March 1, 2010 through February 28, 2011. Approval of Contract #26-395-11 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide temporary physician services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers, through February 29, 2012. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: If this contract is not approved, Contra Costa Regional Medical and Contra Costa Health Centers would not have appropriate physician coverage during temporary staff absences therefore patients would go untreated. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: Not applicable.