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Board renews contract with Anaheim Global Medical Center for inmate inpatient care amid recusal disclosures
Summary
The board approved renewal of inpatient hospital services for correctional health with Anaheim Global Medical Center. Supervisors disclosed campaign contributions and recused themselves from related votes; hospital care for inmates will remain a county net cost service and staff plan to issue a future RFP.
On Feb. 24 the Board of Supervisors approved an amendment to renew inpatient hospital services with Anaheim Global Medical Center for correctional health. Dr. Veronica Kelly, director of the Orange County Health Care Agency, told the board the contract covers inpatient and specialty care for incarcerated patients — for example, dialysis, inpatient hospitalizations, cardiac care and childbirth — services that cannot be provided in custody.
Dr. Kelly said the renewed inpatient services are net county cost and are not billable to insurance. She noted the county will begin another RFP process for related correctional health services and that RFPs typically take 12–18 months to complete because vendors for high‑security inpatient care are limited. Staff advised that if the board approves the contract, procurement work to solicit competing proposals will start shortly.
Several supervisors disclosed campaign contributions and recused themselves from participating in some votes: Supervisor Wynne noted a 2025 contribution of $1,000 from OCwide Management (recusal related to item 9), and another supervisor disclosed a $2,500 contribution from Strategic Global Management Inc. tied to Anaheim Global Medical Center and recused themselves from item 10. The board noted recusals and proceeded with votes as appropriate; item approvals were recorded with abstentions/recusals reflected by the clerk.
Next steps: staff will proceed with a planned RFP to solicit inpatient correctional health providers and will report back to the board on the procurement timeline and options.
