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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 4 to the agreement (A-16146) with Locumtenens.com, LLC for recruitment and assignment of physicians services, extending the agreement an additional one(1) year period (August 26, 2024 through August 25, 2025) for a revised full agreement term of August 26, 2022 through August 25, 2025, and adding $4,300,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $7,000,000.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 4 to the agreement (A-16146) with Locumtenens.com, LLC for recruitment and assignment of physicians services, extending the agreement an additional one(1) year period (August 26, 2024 through August 25, 2025) for a revised full agreement term of August 26, 2022 through August 25, 2025, and adding $4,300,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $7,000,000.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In order to find highly qualified temporary physicians and other locum tenens, such as advanced practitioners, who match the position we are trying to cover and are available on sometimes very short notice, it is necessary to contract with multiple locum tenens agencies to provide referral of locum tenens physicians.
Locum tenens are physicians who temporarily take the place of physicians during periods when physicians (employed or contracted) are not available (e.g., vacation; illness; continuing medical education; etc.).
NMC is utilizing locum tenens at a higher rate than originally anticipated while we actively recruit to fill multiple vacancies in highly specialized services. This Amendment No. 4 allows NMC to continue utilizing the services needed to provide reliable and quality patient care without interruption during staffing shortages.
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