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Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 1 to the agreement (A-13105) with AMF Media Group for public relations services, extending the agreement an additional one (1) year period (retroactive May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018) for a revised full agreement term of May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2018, and adding $394,400 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $579,900.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 1 to the agreement (A-13105) with AMF Media Group for public relations services, extending the agreement an additional one (1) year period (retroactive May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018) for a revised full agreement term of May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2018, and adding $394,400 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $579,900.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
AMF Media Group (AMF) is a full-service marketing and communications agency with an award-winning public relations division that brings a diverse wealth of experience and skills to strategic public relations services at NMC. In addition to NMC, AMF has a proven track record working with public and private health care systems, e.g. Alameda Health System, Kern Medical Center, Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, and Kaiser Permanente.
During the last 12 months, AMF has worked with NMC in media relations to place positive stories about NMC raising the public's perception of the organization beyond that of a safety net hospital, establishing NMC as a thought leader on health care issues, and highlighting NMC credentials through the implementation of community education campaigns on living a healthier lifestyle. Highlights of AMF's services have included 50 media placements of stories highlighting NMC's physicians, nurses, and support staff. Storylines have included NMC aw...
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