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by their privately contracted provider, NaphCare, Inc.
One detainee at the Pierce County Jail in Tacoma lost his leg in 2018 after NaphCare staffers allegedly missed a blod clot that led to an infection, ultimately
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NaphCare Settles One Suit At Oregon Jail, Loses Motion to Dismiss Second
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On August 2, 2024, after losing a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Jeffrey Simms-Belaire, a former
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, Wellpath Holdings, PrimeCareMedical and ArmorCorrectionalHealthServices, as well as Corizon Health, which has now been split between new prison healthcare contractor YesCare and Tehum Care Services
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Eleventh Circuit Revives Claim Against NaphCare for Wrongful Death of Atlanta Jail Detainee
by Douglas Ankney
by Douglas Ankney
“This appeal arises from the tragic death of Antonio May
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NaphCare Nurse Faces Liability in Ohio Detainee’s Death from Sickle Cell Disease
by David Reutter
by David M. Reutter
On May 1, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed
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Naphcare’s Lack of Care Leads to $26.75 Million Verdict for Washington Jail Death
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“The jury sent a strong message that Naphcare’s conduct was completely unacceptable,&rdquo
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of drugs that cause uterine contractions. These contractions can be more painful than those of spontaneous labor and carry a higher risk of soft tissue tears. NaphCare, the Alabama-based private firm
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, reports by NaphCare, the Alabama-based private company providing health care to FCJ’s 3,000 detainees and prisoners, revealed widespread neglect of those in his unit, who are among the jail’s
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to provide healthcare to state prisoners. But just four months later, a new law took effect. Arizona 2011 HB 2154 mandated privatization of all prison healthcare services. Privatecontractor Wexford Health
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Section 1.23.22 NaphCare will confirm in their BAFO that privateprisons will have
full access to EMR.
NaphCare confirms and understands that privateprisons will have full access to
TechCare
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leading health-care contractors — Corizon, Wellpath Holdings Inc., NaphCare, PrimeCareMedical Inc. and ArmorCorrectionalHealthServices Inc. — death rates ran anywhere from 18% to 58% higher
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SANTOS;
MANDI JARAMILLO; WILLIAM WOO;
BENDA SCOTT a/k/a BRENDA SCOTT;
ETHAN GLOVER; CHRISTOPHER FOY;
JANE DORE; COLMINTON ALLEN; AARON
SEIPP; SCORE JOHN DOES 1-10;
NAPHCARE, INC., an Alabama Corporation
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. PrisonHealthServices, Inc., 769 F.2d 700 (11th Cir. 1985). Thus, the Court concluded that this claim against Plummer in his official capacity was really a suit against the County, so it also survived
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The GEO Group
Management & Training Corp.
CommunityEducationCenters
LaSalle Corrections
Emerald Companies
Medical / Mental Health Care
Corizon Health (Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Co.)
Centurion (Centene
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provisions are a good idea considering that NaphCare, a for-profit company, has the same business model as Corizon and thus the same financial incentives to skimp on staffing and medical care for prisoners
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WA DOC Contract with NaphCare, Inc. 2013
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State of Washington
Department of Corrections
Contract No. K9379
On-Site Medical Contract
This Contract is entered into by and between the Department
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Corizon Healthcare, the result of combining PHS Correc-tions and Correctional Medical Services; MHM Services Inc.; ArmorCorrectionalHealthServices Inc.; Correct Care Solu-tions; the Birmingham, Alabama
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medication supply. Any mental health evaluations and treatment of HIV-positive prisoners shall conform with the settlement agreement in Bradley v. Haley. ADOC presently employs Tennessee-based PrisonHealth
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, adequately monitor blood sugar levels, treat injuries or infections, or administer necessary tests to evaluate whether the disease was causing other problems. That medical contractor, NaphCare, Inc., has
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, prisonhealthservices in Alabama were provided by Correctional Medical Services of St. Louis, at $26 million per year. However, because of rising costs and a rapidly growing prison population, CMS
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