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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 10 to the agreement (A-13506) with Focus One Solutions, LLC for a staff procurement management service pursuant to the Request for Proposal (RFP) # 9600-62, to extend the term an additional two (2) month period (July 1, 2023 through August 31, 2023) for a revised full Agreement term of April 19, 2015 through August 31, 2023, and adding $8,000,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $77,563,000.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 10 to the agreement (A-13506) with Focus One Solutions, LLC for a staff procurement management service pursuant to the Request for Proposal (RFP) # 9600-62, to extend the term an additional two (2) month period (July 1, 2023 through August 31, 2023) for a revised full Agreement term of April 19, 2015 through August 31, 2023, and adding $8,000,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $77,563,000.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad Medical Center utilizes the registry services provided by Focus One Solutions, LLC to staff hard to fill clinical positions in order to meet the hospitals staffing needs to ensure high quality patient care. Focus One Solutions provides NMC a one-stop search agency for nurses and clinical technicians. Focus One has a network of over three dozen independent agencies that provide the needed personnel. NMC uses the registry services to fill positions in the following areas: Emergency department, Intensive Care, Labor and Delivery, Surgery, Neonatal Intensive Care, Behavioral department, Rehabilitation, Physical and Occupational therapy, Radiology, Ultrasound, Interventional Radiology, Clinical Lab and Pharmacy.
Over the past year, the need for additional clinical staff has increased due to the ramifications of the COVID...
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