HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02042014 - C.52RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
#26-429-22 with Jackson & Coker Locum Tenens, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed
$200,000, for the provision of temporary help physicians for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra
Costa Health Centers and the County’s Main Detention Facility, for the period from January 1, 2014 through
December 31, 2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by the Enterprise Fund I. (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 8, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-429-20 (as amended by Amendment
Agreement #26-429-21) with Jackson & Coker Locum Tenens, LLC, for the period from January 1, 2013 through
December
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 02/04/2014 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.,
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: February 4, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: T Scott, C Rucker
C. 52
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:February 4, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #26-429-22 with Jackson & Coker Locum Tenens, LLC
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
31, 2013, for the provision of temporary physician services to cover vacation, sick leave, and extended leave relief
for County-employed physicians at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers and
County’s Main Detention Facility.
Approval of Contract #26-429-22 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide 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, Contra Costa Regional Medical, Contra Costa Health Centers and the County's Main
Detention Facility will have reduced access to appropriate physician coverage during temporary staff absences
creating the potential for patients to experience delays in treatment.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.