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FROM: William Williams, M.D. , Health Services Director ...' Contra
By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator 8 z ;;s
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DATE: October 3, 2001 'a n County
SUBJECT: �
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #26-186-16 wit
Healthcare Staffing Solutions, Inc . , (dba StarMed)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S) :
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Frank
Puglisi, Jr. ) , to execute on behalf of the County, Contract Amendment
Agreement #26-186-16, with Healthcare Staffing Solutions, Inc . , (dba
StarMed) , to amend Contract #26-186-15, effective September 1, 2001, to
provide an additional level of nursing registry services at Contra Costa
Regional Medical Center and the Contra Costa Health Centers, with no change
in the original Contract Payment Limit of $80, 000 .
FISCAL IMPACT:
No change in the original Contract Payment Limit of $80, 000 . This Contract
is included in the Health Services Department ' s Enterprise I Budget and the
source of funding is salary savings generated through vacant registered
nurse positions .
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S) :
For several years the County has contracted with nursing registries to
provide temporary licensed nursing personnel to assist Contra Costa
Regional Medical Center and the Contra Costa Health Centers during peak
loads, temporary absences and emergency situations . There continues to be
a nationwide nursing shortage, and in spite of persistent efforts to
recruit nurses, the Department has experienced great difficulty in filling
vacant positions . Therefore, the Department has had to rely heavily on the
registry services in order to provide quality nursing care for patients .
On May 22 , 2001, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-186-15,
with Healthcare Staffing Solutions, Inc . (dba StarMed) , for the provision
of nursing registry services, for the period from June 1, 2001 through May
31, 2002 .
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #26-186-16 will allow Contractor
to provide an additional level of nursing registry services to include
Licensed Vocational Nurses and Operating Room Surgical Technicians, through
May 31, 2002 .
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��RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD O October 16 2001 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I 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: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED DC/Z0tX A-
JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF TIIE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person: Frank Puglisi (370-5100)
CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts)
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