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a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to execute the Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement with Precision Orthopedics to provide orthopedic services for the period April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2024, for an amount not to exceed amount of $10,000,000 in the aggregate; and
b. Authorize the 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 exceed 10% ($1,000,000) of the original contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to execute the Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement with Precision Orthopedics to provide orthopedic services for the period April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2024, for an amount not to exceed amount of $10,000,000 in the aggregate; and
b. Authorize the 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 exceed 10% ($1,000,000) of the original contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad must arrange for the provision of professional consultation and treatment of patients who present to the emergency department and outpatient specialty clinic in need of medical care or treatment in general orthopedic surgery and certain subspecialties (e.g. hand, spine and trauma) as required for a Level II Trauma Center.
Natividad wishes to enter into this agreement with Precision Orthopedics, for which board certified orthopedic surgeons provide exclusive orthopedic services, including 24/7 dedicated emergency department call coverage; full-time orthopedic services in the specialty clinic; medical director services for general administration of the orthopedics department; and a physician liaison t...
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