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a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute the Fourth Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement (A-13218) with CEP America-California, d.b.a. Vituity to provide emergency medicine services, extending the term by twenty-four months (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026) for a revised full agreement term of July 2016 to June 30, 2026, adding $4,400,000, for a revised amount not to exceed $18,426,277 in the aggregate; and
b. Authorize the CEO for NMC or his designee to sign up to three (3) amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not significantly change the scope of work, do not exceed 10% ($301,266) of the original contract amount and do not increase the total contract amount above $18,727,543.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute the Fourth Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement (A-13218) with CEP America-California, d.b.a. Vituity to provide emergency medicine services, extending the term by twenty-four months (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026) for a revised full agreement term of July 2016 to June 30, 2026, adding $4,400,000, for a revised amount not to exceed $18,426,277 in the aggregate; and
b. Authorize the CEO for NMC or his designee to sign up to three (3) amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not significantly change the scope of work, do not exceed 10% ($301,266) of the original contract amount and do not increase the total contract amount above $18,727,543.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
NMC must arrange for the professional consultation and treatment of those patients who present to its Emergency Department (ED) in need of medical care for general illnesses and disease to life-threatening conditions, 24 hours a day. Vituity (formerly known as California Emergency Physicians Medical Group) offers a te...
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