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Jail oversight board approves one‑year extension of Wellpath health contract
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Delaware County Jail Oversight Board voted to approve a one‑year extension of the county's contract with Wellpath for correctional health care, a measure county staff say is already budgeted and will add nursing and psychiatry capacity to meet rising clinical needs.
Delaware County's Jail Oversight Board voted to approve a one‑year extension of its contract with Wellpath for correctional health care services.
The board approved the extension during its Jan. 13 meeting after county staff described rising clinical needs at the George W. Hill facility and said the 2025 operating budget already contains the funds to cover the extension. Executive Director O'Malley presented the contract details and the planned changes.
The extension would add full‑time licensed practical nurses and increase psychiatry hours, staff said, and include…
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