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FROM: William Walker,M.D.,Health Services Director
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator Costa
DATE: Becember 19, 2007 °
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SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#26-487-5 with Preferred Healthcare Registry, Inc.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Jeff Smith, MD) to execute
on behalf of the County, Contract#26-487-5 with Preferred Healthcare Registry, Inc., a corporation,
in an amount not to exceed $50,000, to provide cardiopulmonary and respiratory therapy registry
services for patients at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers, for
the period from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Enterprise I Funds. As appropriate, patients and/or third-party
payors will be billed for services.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
The Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers, Rehabilitation
Therapy and Cardiopulmonary Departments has relied on registries as backup for unexpected
long-term staffing absences, maternity leave, short-notice resignations, and a rise in patient
census.
On April 3, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-487-3 (as amended by
Amendment Agreement #26-487-4) with Preferred Healthcare Registry, Inc., for the period from
January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007, for the provision of local and locum tenens staffing
of rehabilitation and cardiopulmonary personnel for patients at Contra Costa Regional Medical
Center and Contra Costa Health Centers.
Approval of Contract #26-487-5 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services through
December 31, 2008.
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ACTION OF BOARD �O�OO APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTH
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS I A TRUE
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AND ENTER D ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPER SORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
Contact Person: Jeff Smith, M.D. (370-5113)
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