ejij A Department of Alameda County Health Care Service Agency

ALAMEDA COUNTY

HEALTH CARE SERVICES

AGENCY ADMIN. & FINANCE 1000 San Leandro Boulevard, Suite 300 San Leandro, CA 94577 Tel: (510) 618-3452 Fax: (510) 351-1367

Agenda

~2008

March 10, 2008 The Honorable Board of Supervisors

County Administration Building 1221 Oak Street

Oakland, CA 94612 Dear Board Members:

Subject: Amendment to Standard Agreement with Mission Healthcare Services Inc. and FCS, Inc. to extend the contract term to June 30, 2009 with no change in contract arnount.

RECOMMENDATION:

1. That your Board approve and sign an amendment to the standard agreement with Mission Healthcare Services, Inc. (Principal: Neisha Becton, CEO; Location: Pleasanton, CA), which provides temporary psychiatrist coverage to Behavioral Health Care Services, to extend the term from April 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 to April 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009 (Contract # 1120) and

2. That your Board approve and sign an amendment to the standard agreement with FCS, Inc., (Principal: Brian Browning, VP Client Services; Location: Bowling Green, KY), which provides psychiatrist search and recruitment services to Behavioral Health Care Services, to extend the term from April 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 to April 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009. (Contract #1090)

DISCUSSION/SUMMARY:

Behavioral Health Care Services (BHCS) requires the services of psychiatrist recruitment agencies for county­ operated programs when traditional methods of recruitment are unsuccessful in providing timely recourse. Currently, the department is having difficulty in recruiting outpatient psychiatrists and institutional setting psychiatrists. Having a recruiter in place to meet the expedient demand for physician hiring is critical for the department and access to such locum tenens (temporary service) and physician recruitment organizations are now a necessary part of doing business in the health care field.

The department's traditional efforts of placing advertisements in professional publications and on-line have been only slightly successful in attracting applicants, resulting in extended vacancies and hardships in the provision of medical psychiatric services to adults and children in need of them. Other California counties including Contra Costa, Stanislaus, Solano and Los Angeles are already utilizing such recruitment. The use of these services would be reserved for special circumstances, Le., child, institutional or specialized psychiatrists who may be in short supply or high demand. On April 10, 2007, your Board granted approval for the use of these types of agencies which was of great benefit to the department.

Mission Healthcare Services Inc., a local vendor, will provide temporary psychiatrist staffing and recruitment to the department. In the past, Mission Healthcare has been able to supply psychiatrists but not always in a timely manner.

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In those instances when they do not have the available staff within the timeframe needed, we would like to have another option available. FCS, Inc. is a nationwide recruiter of psychiatrists and has had a strong record of accomplishment for providing candidates for our adult outpatient services and our criminal justice system. At this time, BHCS is requesting approval from the Board to extend Mission Healthcare Service Inc. and FCS, Inc. contract term in order to allow the department more time to utilize these agencies in physician recruitment.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Department has contracted with Mission Healthcare, (previously Becton Healthcare) a county Local Vendor, in the past. The department had received a favorable recommendation from the Alameda County Medical Center regarding their performance and was granted approval by your Board to contract with them in FY 04-05.

It should be noted that CW Healthcare, the county's temporary service contractor, does not have psychiatrists in their

staffing resources. The department was unsuccessful in finding other local vendors specializing in the placement and recruitment ofpsychiatrists, considering the very short supply of these professionals, not only locally but also

nationwide. The most effective recourse for the department, given the urgent situation of facing a long vacancy for psychiatrists is to select a vendor that has broader resources to meet the demands for this type ofplacement and recruitment. Department selected FCS, Inc., one of the nation's largest psychiatric search firms which specializes exclusively in the search and recruitment ofpsychiatrists on a national level. It was highly recommended by other county Mental Health Services as a recruiter with consistently high quality resources and rapid results.

FINANCING:

Funding for this contract is included in the SHCS's budget. There will be no increase in net County cost.

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-Contract Reference No. C-I090

AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT

This Amendment is effective on the 1sl of May 2008.

Reference is made to that contract made and entered into on the 14th day of March 2007, by and between the County of Alameda, a body corporate and politic of the State of California and

FCS, Inc., herein referred to as "CONTRACTOR". Said Contract is hereby amended as follows:

1. On Exhibit B, item 4 condition shall be modified to change the end of the contract term from April 1,2007 to June 30,2009. Exhibit B, item 4 shall hereafter read as follows:

The term ofthis contract shall be~2007through June 30,2009.

Except as herein amended, said Contract is continued in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.

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President Brian Browning, VP Client Services Board of Supervisors FCS, Inc.

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-Contract Reference No. C-1120

AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT

This Amendment is effective on the 1st of May 2008.

Reference is made to that contract made and entered into on the 26th day of March 2007, by and between the County of Alameda, a body corporate and politic of the State of California and Mission Healthcare Services, Inc., herein referred to as "CONTRACTOR".

Said Contract is hereby amended as follows:

1. On Exhibit B, Tenn of Contract condition shall be modified to change the end of the contract tenn from Aprill, 2007 to June 30, 2009. Exhibit B, Tenn of Contract shall hereafter read as follows:

The term ofthis contract shall be from April], 2007 through June 30, 2009.

Except as herein amended, said Contract is continued in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.

COUNTY OF ALAMEDA By: President Board of Supervisors Date: Approved as to Form: County Counsel By: _{- < - - - ' 7 - - - = - - - - ­}

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By signing above, signatory warrants and represents that he/she executed this Agreement in his/her authorized capacity and that by his/her signature on this Agreement, he/she or the entity upon behalf of which he/she acted, executed this Agreement

Contract No. C-1120

EXHIBITD

COUNTY OF ALAMEDA

DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION CERTIFICATION

For Procurements Over $25,000

The contractor, under penalty of perjury, certifies that, except as noted below,

contractor, its principles, and any named subcontractor:

• Is not currently under suspension, debarment, voluntary exclusion, or

determination of ineligibility by any federal agency;

• Has not been suspended, debarred, voluntarily excluded or determined

ineligible by any federal agency within the past three years;

• Does not have a proposed debarment pending; and

• Has not been indicted, convicted, or had a civil judgment rendered against

by

a court of competent jurisdiction in any matter involving fraud or official

misconduct within the past three years.

If

there are any exceptions to this certification, insert the exceptions in the following

space.

Exceptions will not necessary result in denial of award, but will be considered in

determining contractor responsibility. For any exception noted above, indicate below

to whom it applies, initiating agency, and dates of action.

Notes: Providing false information may result in criminal prosecution or

administrative sanctions. The above certification is part of the Standard

Services Agreement. Signing this Standard Services Agreement on the

signature portion thereof shall also constitute signature of this Certification.

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