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Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement (A-09333) with RehabCare Group Management Services, Inc. for Rehabilitation Program Management Services at NMC, extending the term of the Agreement for six additional months for a revised full term of July 1, 2010 through December 31, 2016, and increasing the amount by an additional $2,000,000 for a revised total Agreement amount of $14,757,720.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement (A-09333) with RehabCare Group Management Services, Inc. for Rehabilitation Program Management Services at NMC, extending the term of the Agreement for six additional months for a revised full term of July 1, 2010 through December 31, 2016, and increasing the amount by an additional $2,000,000 for a revised total Agreement amount of $14,757,720.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The County of Monterey, on behalf of NMC, has an agreement with RehabCare Group Management Services, Inc, a premier provider of rehabilitation services and post- acute care services including a specialty focus on inpatient rehabilitation. The Sam Karas Acute Rehabilitation Center at NMC is the major provider of inpatient rehabilitation in Monterey County. The unit has maintained an average occupancy rate over 90% in 2015, and the need for inpatient rehabilitation services continues to expand.
RehabCare manages NMC's Acute Rehab Unit under the direction of the NMC Medical Director providing rehabilitation services for NMC patients. For the last thirteen years, pursuant to the parties' agreement, RehabCare has provided and continues to provide management and therapy services for NMC's Acute Rehabilitation Unit ("ARU"), a specialized clinical unit that serves patients with a multitude of diagnoses including stroke, orthopedic conditions, arth...
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