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a. Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Office for Natividad or his designee to execute the Third Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Lena Nerjis Malik M.D. to provide pediatric hospitalist services, extending the term by twenty-four months (April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2024) for a revised full agreement term of July 1, 2017 to March 31, 2024 and adding $100,000 for a revised total not to exceed amount of $200,000 in the aggregate; and
b. Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($10,000) 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 Interim Chief Executive Office for Natividad or his designee to execute the Third Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Lena Nerjis Malik M.D. to provide pediatric hospitalist services, extending the term by twenty-four months (April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2024) for a revised full agreement term of July 1, 2017 to March 31, 2024 and adding $100,000 for a revised total not to exceed amount of $200,000 in the aggregate; and
b. Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($10,000) of the original contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad must arrange for the care and treatment of pediatric patients (age 0-21) who are admitted to the hospital or present to the emergency department in need of medical care. In order to provide 24/7 patient care, it requires a team of pediatricians, known as pediatric hospitalists, who primarily work in the hospital areas including the pediatric unit, labor and delivery unit, the neonatal intensive care unit and th...
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