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a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute the Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement with Joel Weinstein MD to provide general surgery services for the period July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026 for an amount not to exceed $800,000 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% ($80,000) of the original contract amount and do not increase the total contract amount above $880,000.
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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 Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement with Joel Weinstein MD to provide general surgery services for the period July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026 for an amount not to exceed $800,000 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% ($80,000) of the original contract amount and do not increase the total contract amount above $880,000.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
NMC must arrange for care and treatment of patients who present to the emergency department or outpatient clinic as well as hospitalized patients in need of medical care in the specialty of general surgery. NMC wishes to enter into an agreement with Dr. Weinstein, a board-certified general surgeon, to provide the outpatient clinic services and participate in the general surgery call panel to ensure sufficient coverage of the service twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week, including all holidays. NMC has obtained an independent opinion of fair market value supporting the payment terms of this agreement.
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