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a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute the First Amendment to the Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement with Dansin Inc. to provide neurosurgery services at NMC effective September 1, 2015, extending the term by twenty-five months and adding $200,000 for a revised not to exceed amount of $700,000 for the full term of the Agreement September 1, 2014 to September 30, 2017; 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 extend the term by more than twelve (12) months, 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 First Amendment to the Professional and Call Coverage Services Agreement with Dansin Inc. to provide neurosurgery services at NMC effective September 1, 2015, extending the term by twenty-five months and adding $200,000 for a revised not to exceed amount of $700,000 for the full term of the Agreement September 1, 2014 to September 30, 2017; 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 extend the term by more than twelve (12) months, do not exceed 10% 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 neurosurgeons provide dedicated call coverage with a 30 minute response time for Level II Trauma Centers. In order to provide 24/7 care, it is necessary to develop and sustain a core team of quality neurosurgeons made up of employed and independent contract physicians t...
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