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a. Authorize the Purchasing Manager for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute the Second Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Cardio-Pulmonary Associates Medical Group, Inc. to provide cardiology and pulmonary medicine services at NMC adding $500,000 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $1,550,000 in the aggregate (for the period August 1, 2011 to February 28, 2014).
b. Authorize the Purchasing Manager for NMC to execute to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% 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 Purchasing Manager for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute the Second Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Cardio-Pulmonary Associates Medical Group, Inc. to provide cardiology and pulmonary medicine services at NMC adding $500,000 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $1,550,000 in the aggregate (for the period August 1, 2011 to February 28, 2014).
b) Authorize the Purchasing Manager for NMC to execute to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
NMC entered into agreement with Cardio-Pulmonary Associates (CPA) August 1, 2011 to provide inpatient pulmonary medicine services to patients on the medicine and intensive care units and outpatient cardiology and pulmonary services in the specialty clinic; as amended March 1, 2012 to include cardiology call coverage in the emergency department. NMC wishes to amend the agreement to allow CPA to provide services on an as needed basis by removing the minimum number of call coverage and clinic services to be provided by CPA and to extend the term of the agreement and additional twelve (12) months.
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