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| Department of Corrections contractor, blasted in report |
| By Decatur Daily |
| Published: 09/12/2003 |
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A health care contractor blasted for allegedly inadequate care of HIV-infected patients at Alabama's Limestone Correctional Facility plans to bid for another statewide contract with the Department of Corrections on Sept. 10. A 125-page report released Wednesday by Dr. Stephen Tabet, hired by plaintiffs in a lawsuit, said poor medical care and inadequate facilities caused or accelerated many HIV-related deaths at the Capshaw prison. A spokesman for the contractor providing the Capshaw prison's health care, Birmingham-based NaphCare Inc., said his company is complying with all department requirements, but NaphCare's $29.5 million contract with the state, covering all state prisons, dictates staffing levels. The Limestone prison houses 2,260 prisoners, about 200 with HIV. Naphcare spokesman David Davis said his company has handled the DOC's health care only since March 2001. He said there have been only 14 HIV-related deaths at Capshaw since . Tabet discussed 38 deaths in his report, but many occurred before 2001. 'Dr. Tabet's engaged by, employed by, and I suspect wants to be employed again by, the plaintiff,' Davis said. 'Obviously the plaintiff does not understand the contract that NaphCare operates under with the DOC, Davis said. DOC Commissioner Donal Campbell notified NaphCare of his intent to terminate its contract shortly after Gov. Bob Riley appointed him to the post. Davis said NaphCare will submit a bid higher than its current charges because of more stringent DOC requirements. |
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