HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06181991 - 1.51 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Y 1-051
FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Contra
By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administrato C4C)S♦a
DATE: June 3, 1991 COUNY
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract #26-186-2 with
StarMed Staffing Corporation
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee
(Frank Puglisi, Jr. ) , to execute on behalf of the County, Standard
Contract #26-186-2 with StarMed Staffing Corporation in the amount of
$150, 000 for the period from June 1, 1991 - May 31, 1992 to provide
nursing registry services at Merrithew Memorial Hospital and Clinics.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This contract is included in the Health Services Department Enter-
prise I budget projection for FY 1991-92, to be funded by salary
savings generated through vacant registered nurse positions.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
For several years the County has contracted with nursing registries
to provide temporary licensed nursing personnel to assist Merrithew
Memorial Hospital and Clinics during peak loads, temporary absences
and emergency situations. There is a nationwide nursing shortage,
and in spite of persistent efforts to recruit nurses for the new
positions as well as other funded Registered Nurse positions, 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.
Approval of Contract .#26-186-2 will ensure the Department's ability
to provide nursing care for the County's patients, while continuing
its efforts to hire permanent nursing staff.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENTI N OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED
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Auditor-Controller Supervisors and County Administrator
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