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Spokane County briefed on one‑month Everhealth extension to bridge jail medical contract transition
Summary
County staff asked the board to authorize a one‑month extension of Everhealth’s jail medical contract through Jan. 31, 2026, accepting a 20% price increase to allow a six‑week transition to a new vendor; staff said the additional January cost can be absorbed in the 2026 detention budget.
Spokane — County detention services staff on Tuesday asked the Spokane County Board of Commissioners to place on next week’s consent agenda a one‑month extension of Everhealth’s jail medical services contract through Jan. 31, 2026, to allow transition planning to a newly selected vendor.
Ken, a detention services speaker, said the extension will provide roughly six weeks for the incoming vendor and county staff to coordinate staffing, technology and continuity of care. “We’d indicated that, you know, it would be…
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