HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03132013 - C.54RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
#26-395-13 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, 2013 through February 28, 2014.
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 physicians to ensure appropriate medical physician and inpatient psychiatry staff coverage at Contra Costa
Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers.
On February 28, 2012, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-395-12 with LocumTenens.com, LLC to
provide
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, 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 19, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: A. Floyd, D. Gary
C.54
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D.
Date:March 19, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract # 26-395-13 with LocumTenens.com, LLC
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
temporary physician services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers for the period from March
1, 2012 through February 28, 2013.
Approval of Contract #26-395-13 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide temporary physician services at
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers. This contract includes changes to the
County’s General Conditions, modifications to indemnification and independent contractor status language, through
February 28, 2014.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, Contra Costa Regional Medical and Contra Costa Health Centers and the County's
Main Detention Facility would not have appropriate physician coverage during temporary staff absences, therefore
patients would go untreated.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.