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FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator ',a_ ,F Costa
DATE: March 26, 2008 County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#26-395-6 with LocumTenens.com, LLC
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 #26-395-6 with LocumTenens.com, LLC, a limited liability
company, in an amount not to exceed $300,000, to provide recruitment services and temporary
physician services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers, for
the period from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.
FISCAL,IMPACT:
This Contract is filnded 100% by Health Services Department Enterprise I budget. As appropriate,
patients and/or third-party payors will be billed for services.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
For a number of years, the County has contracted with registries to provide temporary qualified
physicians to work as temporary and permanent employees to ensure appropriate medical physician
and inpatient psychiatry staff coverage at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa
Health Centers.
On April 3, 2007, the Board ole Supervisors approved Contract #26-395-5 with LocumTenens.com,
LLC to provide recruitment and temporary physician services at Contra Costa Regional Medical
Center and Health Centers for the period from March 1, 2007 through February 29, 2008.
Approval of Contract #26-395-6 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide recruitment
services and temporary physician services, through February 28, 2009.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
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APPROVE THER
SIGNATURES
ACTION OF BOARD APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact Person: Jeff Smith, M.D. 370-5113 ATTESTED 'r✓� 7
JOHff CULLEN, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
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