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a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute the Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement with Ventana Faculty Medical Associates to provide family medicine services at NMC for an amount not to exceed $1,800,000 for the period January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018; and
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC or his designee to sign up to three (3) amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not extend the term by more than twelve (12) months, do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount ($180,000) and do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute the Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement with Ventana Faculty Medical Associates to provide family medicine services at NMC for an amount not to exceed $1,800,000 for the period January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018; and
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC or his designee to sign up to three (3) amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not extend the term by more than twelve (12) months, do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount ($180,000) and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
NMC has an agreement with Ventana Faculty Medical Associates to make available up to three full time physicians to provide family medicine services at NMC including inpatient rounding and call coverage; the supervising Residents in the Family Practice Residency Program; and in the Health Department clinic and Natividad Immunology Division Outpatient (NIDO) clinic. NMC wishes to enter into this new Agreement with Ventana so that they can continue to provide the same services to its patients and residency program without interruption.
Ventana is paid a call and clinic rate acco...
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