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Lewis County approves jail medical contract with Correctional Health Partners
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners voted 3-0 to approve a contract bringing Correctional Health Partners to provide medical services at the county jail, with a planned transition Nov. 1 and a five-year base term with a five-year renewal option.
On Sept. 2, 2025, the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners approved a contract to replace the county jail's current medical provider with Correctional Health Partners (CHP), with a planned service transition on Nov. 1, the county's sheriff's office told commissioners. The change comes after the county's current provider, Navcare, requested what Sheriff's Office leadership described as an unaffordable increase in service costs. John "Chief" Chris Sweet, speaking for the Lewis County Sheriff's Office, said CHP is expected to assume full responsibility for the jail's medical program and that…
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