File #: A 16-009    Name: Specialists on Call Agreement
Type: BoS Agreement Status: Passed
File created: 1/8/2016 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 1/26/2016 Final action: 1/26/2016
Title: a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute the Hospital Services Agreement with Specialists on Call, Inc., (SOC), a Delaware corporation and Tele-Physicians, P.C., a California professional corporation doing business as Specialists on Call Physicians and as California Tele-Physicians to provide tele-neurology consultative services at NMC for an amount not to exceed $400,000 for the period February 1, 2016 to January 31, 2018; and b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC or his designee to sign up to three (3) amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not extend the term by more than twelve (12) months, do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount ($40,000) and do not significantly change the scope of work.
Attachments: 1. Board Report, 2. Specialists on Call Agreement 2016.pdf, 3. Completed Board Order
Title
a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute the Hospital Services Agreement with Specialists on Call, Inc., (SOC), a Delaware corporation and Tele-Physicians, P.C., a California professional corporation doing business as Specialists on Call Physicians and as California Tele-Physicians to provide tele-neurology consultative services at NMC for an amount not to exceed $400,000 for the period February 1, 2016 to January 31, 2018; and
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC or his designee to sign up to three (3) amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not extend the term by more than twelve (12) months, do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount ($40,000) and do not significantly change the scope of work.

Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute the Hospital Services Agreement with Specialists on Call, Inc., (SOC), a Delaware corporation and Tele-Physicians, P.C., a California professional corporation doing business as Specialists on Call Physicians and as California Tele-Physicians to provide tele-neurology consultative services at NMC for an amount not to exceed $400,000 for the period February 1, 2016 to January 31, 2018; and
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC or his designee to sign up to three (3) amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not extend the term by more than twelve (12) months, do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount ($40,000) and do not significantly change the scope of work.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In order to ensure a high standard of care to patients presenting with strokes and other neurological emergencies...

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