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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or a designee to execute amendments No. 15 to the agreements with Medical Search, LLC dba SUMO Medical Staffing (A-12896) and MDA Holdings, Inc. dba Medical Doctor Associates (A-12899), and amendment No. 16 to the agreement with AMN Healthcare Locum Tenens, Inc. (A-12897) for locum tenens physician referral services at NMC pursuant to Request for Proposals (RFP) #9600-61, extending the agreements an additional three (3) month period (April 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026) for a revised full agreement term of August 1, 2015 through June 30, 2026; with no change to the total aggregate amount for all agreements not-to-exceed $22,700,000.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or a designee to execute amendments No. 15 to the agreements with Medical Search, LLC dba SUMO Medical Staffing (A-12896) and MDA Holdings, Inc. dba Medical Doctor Associates (A-12899), and amendment No. 16 to the agreement with AMN Healthcare Locum Tenens, Inc. (A-12897) for locum tenens physician referral services at NMC pursuant to Request for Proposals (RFP) #9600-61, extending the agreements an additional three (3) month period (April 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026) for a revised full agreement term of August 1, 2015 through June 30, 2026; with no change to the total aggregate amount for all agreements not-to-exceed $22,700,000.
SUMMARY:
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.). 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 agenci...
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