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a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 3 to the agreement (A-13506) with Focus One Solutions, LLC for nursing and clinical registry, adding $5,000,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $12,000,000 with no change to the agreement term of April 19, 2017 through April 18, 2020.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 3 to the agreement (A-13506) with Focus One Solutions, LLC for nursing and clinical registry, adding $5,000,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $12,000,000 with no change to the agreement term of April 19, 2017 through April 18, 2020.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad Medical Center utilizes the registry services provided by Focus One to staff hard to fill clinical positions in order to meet the hospital's staffing needs to ensure high quality patient care. Focus One Solutions provides NMC a one stop search agency for nurses and clinical technicians. In turn, Focus One has a network of over two dozen independent agencies that provides the needed personnel.
On an average per month, NMC spends approximately $400,000 in temporary or registry positions to fill positions in areas on a temporary basis: Emergency department, Intensive Care, Labor and Delivery, Surgery, Neonatal Intensive Care, Behavioral department, Rehabilitation, Physical and Occupational therapy, Radiology, Ultrasound, Interventional Radiology, Clinical Lab and Pharmacy.
Focus One Solutions, LLC was selected through a competitive solicitation process. NMC issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) #9600-62 on August 22, 2016 to solicit for a new agreement for a healthcare vendor management system from a qualified contractor. Four (4) proposals were received for consideration from interested vendors. Upon a thorough selection proc...
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