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a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute the Professional Services Agreement with Sound Inpatient Physicians Medical Group Inc. to provide hospitalist services at NMC for an amount not to exceed $6,923,724, which Agreement shall become effective August 1, 2015 and implemented with services provided on a date mutually agreed upon by the parties but no later than November 4, 2015 (the "Go Live Date"), and which Agreement shall continue for a period of thirty-six (36) months from the Go Live Date, but no later than November 3, 2018; and
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC 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 Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute the Professional Services Agreement with Sound Inpatient Physicians Medical Group Inc. to provide hospitalist services at NMC for an amount not to exceed $6,923,724, which Agreement shall become effective August 1, 2015 and implemented with services provided on a date mutually agreed upon by the parties but no later than November 4, 2015 (the "Go Live Date"), and which Agreement shall continue for a period of thirty-six (36) months from the Go Live Date, but no later than November 3, 2018; and
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC 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 operates medical surgical units that provide direct patient care to hospitalized patients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It requires a team of internal medicine and family medicine physicians, known as hospitalists to efficiently staff these un...
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