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a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute the Second Amendment to the Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement (A-14150) with Kuong Ngann, D.O. to provide general and critical care surgery services at NMC, adding $400,000 for a revised not to exceed amount of $900,000, but not changing the term of the Agreement which is November 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021; and
b. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for NMC or his designee to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not cause an increase of more than ten percent 10% ($50,000) 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 Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute the Second Amendment to the Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement (A-14150) with Kuong Ngann, D.O. to provide general and critical care surgery services at NMC, adding $400,000 for a revised not to exceed amount of $900,000, but not changing the term of the Agreement which is November 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021; and
b. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for NMC or his designee to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not cause an increase of more than ten percent 10% ($50,000) of the original contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad Medical Center (NMC) 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 provid...
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