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County board approves contracts, 22 FTE plan to shift jail medical services to hybrid model
Summary
The board approved contracts and staffing changes to transition correctional medical care from an outside provider to a hybrid model with county medical direction, temporary nursing staffing, a mental-health contract and 22 FTEs to run in-house correctional medical services beginning Jan. 1, 2026.
Anoka County commissioners voted unanimously on Oct. 7 to approve a package of contracts and staff additions intended to move correctional medical services to a hybrid model and increase county control over jail health operations.
The board approved a one-year medical direction contract (C0011882) with the Wilcox Group for medical direction to cover county correctional facilities, a temporary nursing contract (C0011878) with JK…
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