To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Agreement #23-651-3 with Health Career Connection, Inc.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Agreement #23-651-3 with Health Career Connection, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $90,000 annually, to provide Contractor's public health and healthcare interns with professional educational experience in health care management practices at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC), Contra Costa Health Centers, and Health Services Administration to benefit County patients, effective upon execution of the Contract and for successive one year terms thereafter until terminated by either party.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Agreement will result in expenditures of up to $90,000 annually and is funded 100% by County General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
This internship program between Health Career Connection, Inc. and the County is intended as a professional educational experience for Contractor's public health and healthcare interns. It is anticipated and expected that Contractor's interns will be assigned projects and assignments that are vocational in nature and that Contractor's interns will perform assignments that are beneficial and necessary to the mission of helping patients. Contractor has recruited a number of students to participate in the internship program at county facilities, including CCRMC, Contra Costa Health Centers, and Health Services Administrative offices. Interns shall be placed with County for ten (10) weeks, during which time they shall participate in health care management and other intern activities under the training and supervision of County. This Contractor has been providing these services and fostering a deep understanding of the County's mission, values, and long-term object...
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