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a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad or his designee to execute the Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement with Seunggu Jude Han, M.D. to provide neurosurgery services at Natividad for an amount not to exceed $700,000 for the period September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021.
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad or his designee to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not significantly change the scope of work and do not cause an increase of more than ten percent 10% ($70,000) of the original contract amount.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad or his designee to execute the Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement with Seunggu Jude Han, M.D. to provide neurosurgery services at Natividad for an amount not to exceed $700,000 for the period September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021.
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad or his designee to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not significantly change the scope of work and do not cause an increase of more than ten percent 10% ($70,000) of the original contract amount.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad received its designation as the Level II Trauma Center for Monterey County in January 2015. The American College of Surgeons requires neurosurgeons provide dedicated call coverage with a 30 minute response time for Level II Trauma Centers. In order to provide 24/7 care, it is necessary to develop and sustain a core team of quality neurosurgeons made up of independent contract physicians to provide daily call coverage in the Emergency Department and follow-up care to patients in the Intensive Care Unit and Specialty Clinic.
Natividad would like to enter into an agreement with Seunggu Jude Han, M.D., a board certified neurosurgeon, to provide neurosurgical services as ...
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