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a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement (A-15977) with Claire Hartung MD, Inc. to provide hospitalist services extending the term of the agreement by twenty-four months (October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026) for a revised full agreement term August 26, 2022 to September 30, 2026 and adding $100,000 for a revised amount not to exceed $400,000 in the aggregate; and
b. Authorize the CEO for NMC or his designee to sign up to three (3) amendments to these agreements where the total amendments do not significantly change the scope of work, do not exceed 10% ($30,000) of the original contract amount and do not increase the total contract amount above $430,000.
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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 First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement (A-15977) with Claire Hartung MD, Inc. to provide hospitalist services extending the term of the agreement by twenty-four months (October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026) for a revised full agreement term August 26, 2022 to September 30, 2026 and adding $100,000 for a revised amount not to exceed $400,000 in the aggregate; and
b. Authorize the CEO for NMC or his designee to sign up to three (3) amendments to these agreements where the total amendments do not significantly change the scope of work, do not exceed 10% ($30,000) of the original contract amount and do not increase the total contract amount above $430,000.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
NMC operates medical surgical units and an acute rehabilitation unit that provide direct patient care to hospitalized patients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In order to ensure sufficient staffing of these critical units with at least four physicians during the day and one physician at night who are immediate...
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