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To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Mark Finuc ne , Health Services Director'
FROM: By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts Administrator Contra
Costa
DATE: October 27, 1988 County
Approval o Contract Amendment Agreement 426-176-1 with
SUBJECT: Family Way
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute on behalf of the
County, C ntract Amendment Agreement 426-176-1 , effective
October 1 , 1988 , with Family Ways to amend Contract X626-176
( effective July 1 , 1988 through June 30 , 1989 ) to provide for an
increased level of nursing registry services at Merrithew
Memorial H spiral and Clinics . This amendment increases the
payment li it of the Contract by $75 ,000 , from $25 ,000 to a new
total paym nt limit of $100 , 000.
II . FINANCIAL MPACT :
This contract is fully funded in the Health Services Department
Budget for 1988-89 through salary savings generated from vacant
Registered Nurse positions .
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND :
On June 30 1988 the County Administrator ' s Office approved and
the Purcha ing Agent executed Contract 426-176 with Family Ways
for tempor ry licensed nursing personnel to assist Merrithew
Memorial Hospital and Clinics during peak loads , temporary
absences and emergency situations . Family Ways is a nursing
registry which specializes in nurses trained for labor and deli-
very, post-partum, and newborn nursery.
Contract Amendment Agreement 426-176-1 is required to supplement
the nursing registry services which are exceeding the original
estimates due to the difficulty in recruiting experienced nurses
and the continuing increase in the hospital census .
Thisdocum nt has been approved by the Department ' s Contracts
and Grants Administrator in accordance with the guidelines
approved b the Board' s Order of December 1 , 1981 (Guidelines
for contr ct preparation and processing , Health Services
Department) .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; YES SIGNATURE; 1 ,
RECOMMENDATION OF COUN TY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDAT O OF BOARD C MITTEF_
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _X OTHER ,
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES:_ AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: iABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC,. ATTESTED _____ NOv
Health Services (Contracts) 8 .iga8
Risk Management PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contractor
BY DEPUTY
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