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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 and Call Coverage Services Agreement with Andrew Wang, MD, Inc. to provide acute care surgical services, adding $1,000,000 for a total not to exceed amount of $1,200,000, but with no change to the original term of the agreement May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026; and
b. Authorize the CEO 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, do not cause an increase of more than 10% ($20,000) of the original contract amount and do not increase the total contract amount above $1,220,000.
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RECOMMENDATION:
a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute the first amendment to the Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement with Andrew Wang, MD, Inc. to provide acute care surgical services, adding $1,000,000 for a total not to exceed amount of $1,200,000, but with no change to the original term of the agreement May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026; and
b. Authorize the CEO 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, do not cause an increase of more than 10% ($20,000) of the original contract amount and do not increase the total contract amount above $1,220,000.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad received its designation as the Level II Trauma Center for Monterey County in January 2015. The American College of Surgeons requires acute critical care surgeons to be available in-house with a 15-minute response time for Level II Trauma Centers. In order to provide 24/7 care, it is necessary to maintain a core team of quality surgeons made up of employed and independent contract physicians to provide daily call coverage in the Emergency Department and follow-up car...
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