Crawford County recently approved an increase in Health Professionals, Ltd., a subsidiary of Correctional Healthcare Companies, contract to provide professional and responsive health services to inmates in the Crawford County Justice Center through July 31, 2010.
Wisconsin's LaCrosse County Amends HPL Jail Contract
The La Crosse County Judiciary and Law Committee has amended its contract with Health Professionals, Ltd. (HPL) for healthcare in the La Crosse County Jail. A 2.5 percent inflationary increase was added to the total along with the addition of a nurse practitioner for four hours a week. County Administrator Steve O’Malley said HPL has shown a willingness to work with the county to improve jail health care.
Youngstown’s Mahoning County Approves HPL Contract
The Mahoning County commissioners of Youngstown, Ohio have approved the final year of Health Proffesionals, LTD.’s (HPL) four-year contract for health services at all county jails. The contract covers medications for inmates and the services of personnel who provide the care, including a physician, a dentist, a psychiatrist and 22 nurses.
The Mahoning County Jail has an inmate population that fluctuates between 500 and 550 inmates.
Medical Minutes is the Correctional Healthcare Companies (CHC) newsletter and is published four times a year. Click below to download Medical Minutes volume ll issue 4 from the 4th quarter of 2009.
Nurse shortage delays bookings at Sacramento County jail
Sacramento police officers are now spending up to five hours with their prisoners at the Sacramento County Main Jail booking room due to a shortage of intake nurses. The lack of nurses, who are responsible for approving inmates for incarceration, has been sidelining officers for a often a third or more of their shifts. As a result, nurses are feeling overworked and law enforcement agencies are frustrated by the amount of time their officers are spending away from their patrolling duties.
HPL Founder and President, Theresa Falcon-Cullinan, Loses Battle With Lung Cancer
HPL and CHC are both saddened by the passing of HPL founder and company President Theresa Falcon-Cullinan who succumbed to lung cancer this August. Falcon-Cullinan will be remembered as much as a respected OB-GYN – having delivered an estimated 5,000 babies – as for her philanthropic work and business savvy.
A public forum letter discusses the importance of community-based inmate healthcare in reducing prison populations and repeat offenders. The letter contends that a community-based approach has a positive affect on the management of addictions, mental issues, contagious diseases and domestic violence.
Community organizations are working to ensure continuity of healthcare for prisoners
Community organizations across the country are working to ensure continuity of healthcare for prisoners during and after incarceration, a move that can save taxpayers money and better public health.One of these organizations is Community Oriented Correctional Health Services (COCHS) a non-profit that has recently partnered withCorrectional Healthcare Management (CHM).
Former Surgeon General Tells Congress That Correctional Health Reports Were Suppressed
Former Surgeon General Dr. Richard H. Carmona told a Congressional panel in July 2007 that top Bush administration officials suppressed his reports and opinions about the inadequacies of correctional health care and other public health topics.
Sheriff Tramel brings his 30 years of experience and expertise to the HPL team
Health Professionals, Ltd. (HPL), a division of Correctional Healthcare Companies (CHC), recently announced its partnership with Sheriff Tom Tramel of Tramel & Associates.
Sheriff Tramel will serve as a consultant for CHC and HPL with a focus on serving clients in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Florida and Tennessee. He will put his incredible background in law enforcement combined with his understanding of how CHC and HPL can partner with facilities to provide necessary and valuable health care services to work for the team and the facilities served.
To read the full news release, please download the PDF below.
