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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10072008 - C.92 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ` } `L Contra FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director M-) y' -' - By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator °` ° g '; o Costa DATE: September 23, 2008 fi `� County r� iiN'� SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#26-391-10 with Maxim Health Care Services SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve and authorize the Health Service Director or his designee (Jeff Smith, M.D.), to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #26-391-10 with Maxim Health Care Services, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed$450,000, to provide temporary registry services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009. FISCAL IMPACT: This Contract is 100% funded by the Enterprise Fund I. 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 Contra Costa Health Centers during peak loads, temporary absences and emergency situations in critical areas. There is a nationwide nursing shortage, and in spite of persistent efforts to recruit nurses, the Department has experienced great difficulty in filling any vacant positions. Therefore, the Department has had to rely heavily on.the registry services in order to provide quality nursing care for patients. On October 9, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-391-7 (as amended by Amendment Agreements #26-391-8 and #26-391-9) with Maxim Healthcare Services, for the period from September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2008, for the provision of temporary help services including nurses, therapists, radiologists and medical records coders for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers. Approval of Contract #26-391-10 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide services, through August 31, 2009. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: 4�-- RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE A-�APPROV OTHER SIGNATUR S : ACTION OF BOARD ON U,waw rT i zb0 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDEDk OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Contact Person: Jeff Smith, M.D. (370-5113) ATTESTED -f ri a- DAVID TWA, CLERK OF THE BOARD 0F CC: Health Services Department (Contracts) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Auditor Controller Contractor BY v �`�� DEPUTY