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Approve and direct the Purchasing Manager for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement (MYA-1101) with Health Care Transformations LLC ("HCT") for Infection Control Nursing Services at NMC, keeping the Agreement end term date at June 30, 2015 and adding $88,400 to cover these services, for a total Agreement amount not to exceed $188,400 in the aggregate.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors approve and direct the Purchasing Manager for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement (MYA-1101) with Health Care Transformations LLC ("HCT") for Infection Control Nursing Services at NMC, keeping the Agreement end term date at June 30, 2015 and adding $88,400 to cover these services, for a total Agreement amount not to exceed $188,400 in the aggregate.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad Medical Center (NMC) entered into an agreement with Health Care Transformations LLC ("HCT"), a national firm experienced in providing healthcare consulting services and interim professional placements, earlier this year for specialized consulting services to evaluate NMC's current Core Measure performance and processes and to implement best practices to improve performance. It is necessary to amend and renew this agreement to include the provision of an interim Infection Control Nurse.
Infection Control Nursing Services may include some, or all, of the following duties: Identify, prevent and control outbreaks of infection in health care settings and the community. Collect, analyze and interpret infection-control data. Notify authorities about reportable diseases as required. Plan, implement, manage and evaluate infection prevention and control activities. Conduct infection control risk assessments for construction and renovation projects; equipment inspection, and pest control. Educate individuals and groups about the risk, prevention, transmission, and control of infectio...
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