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William Walker, M.D.,Health Services Director
FROM: By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contract Administrator - ;• Contra
Costa
DATE: December 7, 2005
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SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#26-251-13 with Interim Physicians, Inc. (dba Western Physicians Registry)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Jeff Smith, M.D.), to execute on behalf of
the County, Contract #26-251-13, with Interim Physicians, Inc., (dba Western Physicians Registry), a
Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $300,000, to provide physician recruitment and temporary help services
at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers, for the period from January 1, 2006 through
December 31, 2006.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this Contract is 100% Enterprise I Funds included in the Health Services Departments Budget. As,
appropriate;patients and/or third-party payors will be billed for services.
RF,ASONS FOR REC(1MMFNnATIONS/BACKGROIJND:
This Contractor, which specializes in placement of locum tenens physicians, recruits physicians for the County,
which the County then hires to work as temporary employees to provide vacation, sick leave, and extended leave
relief for County-employed physicians.
On December 7, 2004, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-251-12 with Interim Physicians, Inc.
(dba Western Physicians Registry), folr the period from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005, for the
provision of recruitment and temporary help services of locum tenens physicians for the Contra Costa Regional
Medical Center and Health Centers.
Approval of Contract #26-251-13 will allow Contractor to continue to provide recruitment and temporary help
services, through December 31, 2006.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _YES SI NATU E:
, RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECO ME)ND ION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
_APPROVE (OTHER
SIGNATURES :
ACTION OF BOARD d 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 O'O�
JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person: Jeff Smith, M.D. (370-5113)
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