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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Costa By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts AdministCo
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DATE: November 8, 1990 County
SUBJECT: Approval of Standard Contract #26-138-1 with N.S. I. Services, Inc.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee
(Frank Puglisi, Jr. ) to execute on behalf of the County, Standard
Contract #26-138-1 with N.S.I Services, Inc. in the amount of
$100, 000 for the period from October 1, 1990 - September 30, 1991 to
provide nursing registry services at Merrithew Memorial Hospital and
I'I Clinics.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This contract is included in the Health Services Department's FY
1990-91 Enterprise I budget, to be funded by salary savings generated
through vacant registered nurse positions.
{ III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
For several years the County has contracted with nursing registries
ito provide temporary licensed nursing personnel to assist Merrithew
Memorial Hospital and Clinics during peak loads, temporary absences
and emergency situations. During the past fiscal year the hospital
census was consistently high, and the Board approved additional
nursing positions for the Hospital. However, there is a nationwide
nursing shortage, and in spite of persistent efforts to recruit
nurses for the new positions as well as other funded Registered Nurse
positions, the Department has experienced great difficulty in filling
any vacant positions. Therefore, the Department has had to rely
heavily on the registry services in order to provide quality nursing
care for patients.
Approval of Contract #26-138-1 with N.S. I. Services, Inc. will
provide registry nurses primarly for the newborn nursery.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE• Q
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMME A ION OF BOARD 190MMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON -NOV -7-19-9-0- APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
x UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) i HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED NOV 2 7 1990
Risk Management Phil Batchelor,Cletk of the Board of
Auditor-Controller Supervisors and County Administrator
Contractor
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