|
|
| Outside Company to Provide Jail Health Care |
| By peninsuladailynews.com |
| Published: 04/07/2010 |
|
PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County has parted ways with Olympic Medical Center for inmate medical care. The Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a $198,567 contract with Correctional Healthcare Management Inc. of Greenwood, Colo., to staff the Clallam County jail with a registered nurse and a licensed practical nurse through next March. OMC raised the annually fee for its Home Health nursing service at the jail from $200,000 to $264,000. The Clallam County Sheriff's Office has $200,000 in its budget for inmate health care. "I regret that we couldn't stay local," said Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict, who oversees the jail. County Administrator Jim Jones and Benedict have met with Olympic Medical Center CEO Eric Lewis to try to work out an new agreement. It was determined that OMC could not provide the same level of service at the same price in a jail setting, Jones has said. OMC officials say that some inmates sought medical treatment when they really didn't need it, and that nurses struggled to weed out phony cases, Jones said. Read More. |
Comments:
Login to let us know what you think
MARKETPLACE search vendors | advanced search
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
|
Has your insurance claim been denied after business interruption or a storm? Regrettably this is all too common. That’s why it is important to contact an insurance coverage attorney to explain your legal rights to determine if your insurance company unlawfully denied, delayed or diminished your claim to coverage under your insurance policy.
Have you been looking for ways to ethically persuade others in business? There are a lot of great blogs out there. What is of interest to many people right now is entrepreneurship and leadership. Hamilton Lindley has the Hammer Blog, which is devoted to the best in leadership and entrepreneurship that is happening right now. Check out Hamilton Lindley persuasion for more detail about what is going in the world of leadership and entrepreneurship right now.