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a. Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to execute the Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement with Peyman R. Tabrizi, M.D., Incorporated, dba Pacific Coast Neurosurgical Institute, Inc. to provide neurosurgery services at Natividad for an amount not to exceed $6,000,000 for the period April 6, 2022 to March 31, 2025; and
b. Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not significantly change the scope of work and do not cause an increase of more than ten percent 10% ($600,000) of the original contract amount.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to execute the Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement with Peyman R. Tabrizi, M.D., Incorporated, dba Pacific Coast Neurosurgical Institute, Inc. to provide neurosurgery services at Natividad for an amount not to exceed $6,000,000 for the period April 6, 2022 to March 31, 2025; and
b. Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not significantly change the scope of work and do not cause an increase of more than ten percent 10% ($600,000) of the original contract amount.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad received its designation as the Level II Trauma Center for Monterey County in January 2015. The American College of Surgeons, Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient, requires neurosurgical care to be promptly available for the acute care of the brain injured and spinal cord injured patient and neurosurgeons be able to respond for an in-person evaluation within 30 minutes for Level II Trauma Centers. In order to provide this level of 24/7 care, it is necessary to develop and sustain a core team...
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