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FROM: William Walker, M.D.,Health Services Director
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator �a ;, Costa
DATE: Nov-ember 20, 2008 °�s; `� County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#26-294-21 with Staff Care, Inc.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATIONS)&BACKGROUND 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 #26-294-21 with Staff Care, Inc., a corporation, in an
amount not to exceed $575,000, to provide temporary physician services for Contra Costa
Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from January 1, 2009
through December 31, 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this Contract is 100% Enterprise Fund I included in the Health Services Departments
Budget. As appropriate, patients and/or third-party payors will be billed for services.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S)FOR RECOMMENDATION(S)
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, 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-294-18 (as amended by
Amendment Agreement #26-294-19) with Staff Care, Inc., for the period from January 1, 2008
through December 31, 2008, to provide locum tenens physicians to work as temporary employees
to provide vacation, sick leave, and extended leave relief for County-employed physicians at
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers.
Approval of Contract #26-294-21 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide temporary
physician services, through December 31, 2009.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:�GG � Ir
/RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RE((11COMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
_f�APPRrE(S7): OTHER
SIGNATU
ACTION OF BOARD ON bC1 C�, aW9 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED_ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT YXXe) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: �(-�
Contact Person: Jeff Smith, M.D. 370-511311 ATTESTED 1 .��ie t_ hE/
( ) DAVID TWA, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
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