HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01242012 - C.30RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf
of the County, Contract #26-294-29 with Staff Care, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to
exceed $1,300,000, to provide temporary physician services for Contra Costa Regional
Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from January 1, 2012
through December 31, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Enterprise Fund I included in the Health Services
Departments Budget. As appropriate, patients and/or third-party payors will be billed for
services. (No 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.
On January 11, 2011, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-294-24 (as amended
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/24/2012 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
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: David Goldstein, MD,
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: January 24, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: Tasha Scott, Demetria Gary
C.30
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:January 24, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #26-294-29 with Staff Care, Inc.
by Amendment Agreements
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
#26-294-25 through #26-294-28) with Staff Care, Inc., for the period from January 1, 2011
through December 31, 2011, to provide locum tenens physicians to cover during vacation,
sick leave, and extended leave relief for County-employed physicians at Contra Costa
Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers.
Approval of Contract #26-294-29 will allow the Contractor to continue providing temporary
physician services, through December 31, 2012, including a modification to County’s
General Conditional Paragraph 18. (Indemnification) related to locum tenens physicians not
being indemnified by Contractor.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, Contra Costa Regional Medical Centers would not have
appropriate physician coverage during temporary staff absences, therefore, patients would
go untreated.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.