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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: William Walker,M.D.,Health Services Director
CostaBy: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator
DATE: December 19, 2007 ' �~ County
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SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#26-294-18 with Staff Care,Inc.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&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 #26-294-18 with Staff Care, Inc., a corporation, in an
amount not to exceed $350,000, to provide temporary physician services for Contra Costa
Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from January 1, 2008
through December 31, 2008.
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.
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 16, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-294-16 with Staff Care,
Inc., for the period from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007, 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 #26-294-18 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide temporary
physician services, through December 31, 2008.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: 5 SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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SIGNATURES
ACTION OF BOARD O APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED 0R
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENTiIeo_ AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPE SORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
Contact Person: Jeff Smith, M.D. (370-5113) ATTESTED
CULLEN, CL R OF THE BOARD OF
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