Fulton County Selects New Healthcare Provider After 5 Inmate Deaths At Its Jail
A letter from Fulton County’s finance department said the one thing the five inmates who died had in common is that they were all being treated by Morehouse and Correct Care.
David Goldman / Associated Press
The Fulton County jail is changing healthcare providers after five inmates died in a span of 75 days. The new $20.7 million contract was awarded to Alabama-based NaphCare.
The jail’s not-renewing its contract with Morehouse School of Medicine and Tennessee-based Correct Care Solutions. They were providing healthcare services to the jail under a joint venture.
A letter from Fulton County’s finance department said the one thing the five inmates who died had in common is that they were all being treated by Morehouse and Correct Care.
In its response, Morehouse said it disagrees that the medical care they provided can be tied to the deaths at the jail.
County Commissioner Lee Morris said there were problems with the contractor, but jail healthcare also needs more internal supervision.
“We’ve also asked for and received commitments from the sheriff’s department that they’re going to be alert to trying to make sure that they supervise this contract,” Morris said. “Perhaps a little bit more closely than they’ve been doing the last one.”
The county also cited lack of staffing and hundreds of unsigned prescriptions as other reasons for canceling the contract.
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