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Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 6 to the agreement (A-13506) with Focus One Solutions, LLC for a Healthcare Vendor Management System pursuant to the Request for Proposal (RFP) # 9600-62, adding $10,000,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $30,563,000 and with no changes to the current agreement term of April 19, 2020 through April 18, 2022.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 6 to the agreement (A-13506) with Focus One Solutions, LLC for a Healthcare Vendor Management System pursuant to the Request for Proposal (RFP) # 9600-62, adding $10,000,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $30,563,000 and with no changes to the current agreement term of April 19, 2020 through April 18, 2022.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad Medical Center utilizes the registry services provided by Focus One to staff hard to fill clinical positions and obtain extra staff to cover anticipated staff needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Focus One assists the hospital by ensuring the hospital's staffing needs are met to ensure high-quality patient care. Focus One Solutions provides NMC a one-stop search agency for nurses and other clinical staff. Focus One has a network of over four dozen independent agencies that provide the needed staff. Natividad uses the registry services to fill positions on a temporary basis in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, Medical Surgical Unit, Labor and Delivery, Surgery, Neonatal Intensive Care, Mental Health Unit, Rehabilitation, Physical and Occupational Therapy Services, Diagnostic Imaging, Interventional Radiology, Clinical Laboratory, and Pharmacy.
Natividad is requesting an additional $10,000,000 to cover the costs of additional nursing staff needed due to the increased nee...
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