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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1994
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310 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [June 8 difficult to recruit these professionals into permanent positions. These agencies will provide physical therapists, occupational therapists, certified occupational therapy aides and physical therapy aides on an as-needed basis. The vendors were chosen based on the availability of experienced therapists needed by the Department. The payments to the vendors are based on the type of staffing provided and are the maximum amounts: Rausch Rehabilitation Services, Chicago Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago Edgewater Rehabilitation Associates, Northbrook Comprehensive Therapeutics, Northbrook Total $300 150 129 49 $629 000 000 500 500 000 The patient services provided by temporary staffing will be billed and collected by the hospital. Funds are available in the Hospital Income Fund. The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval. On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Calder, Dr. Gindorf, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Mrs. O'Malley, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Dr. Bacon, Governor Edgar, Mr. Engelbrecht. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Didato-Castillo; absent, Mr. Rose.) Contract for Professional Nurse Staffing, University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics, Chicago (20) The chancellor at Chicago recommends contracting with seven nurse staffing agencies to provide temporary staffing for the Department of Nursing in the University of Illinois Hospital for the period of July 1, 1995, through June 30, 1996. The agencies, under the contract, will provide temporary staffing services to fill in for vacancies, sick, and maternity leave, and to provide more staffing when needed for periods of high patient volume. These agencies will provide registered nurses who are qualified and competent on an as-needed basis. The Department of Nursing will use these agencies prudently and is planning to reduce the need for agency nurses by embarking on a cross functional training program for current full-time nursing staff. The vendors were chosen based on the availability of experienced nurses needed by the department. The payments to the vendors are based upon the type of staffing provided and the maximum payments are listed. Professional Supplemental Staffing, Wilmette Pro Nurse P.C., Chicago Nurse Staffers, Chicago Froelich and Associates, Chicago Dreyfus Medical Services, Plainfield Health Staff, Oakbrook Favorite Nurses, Skokie Total $120 80 60 40 40 40 20 $400 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 The patient services provided by temporary staffing will be billed and collected by the hospital. Funds are available in the Hospital Income Fund. The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval.
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