HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01142014 - C.27RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
#26-294-32 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 (CCRMC), for the
period from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014.
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 March 19, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-294-30 (as amended by Amendment
Agreement #26-294-31)
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: David Goldstein, M.D.,
925-370-5525
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 14, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: K Cyr, C Rucker
C. 27
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #26-294-32 with Staff Care, Inc.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
with Staff Care, Inc., for the period from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, to provide locum tenens
physicians to cover during vacation, sick leave, and extended leave relief for County-employed physicians at
CCRMC.
Approval of Contract #26-294-32 will allow the Contractor to continue providing temporary physician services,
through December 31, 2014, 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, patients requiring appropriate physician coverage during temporary staff absences
will not have access to Contractor’s services which may result in a reduction in the overall level of services to the
community.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable.