HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03192013 - C.47RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
#26-294-30 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, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
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 24, 2012, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/19/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
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: March 19, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: K Cyr, D Gary
C.47
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services
Date:March 19, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #26-294-30 with Staff Care, Inc
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
#26-294-29 with Staff Care, Inc., for the period from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012, 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 #26-294-30 will allow the Contractor to continue providing temporary physician services,
through December 31, 2013, 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.