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Van Buren County awards inmate medical services contract to Quality Correctional Health Care
Summary
After interviews and roll-call votes, the commission awarded the county jail inmate medical services contract to Quality Correctional Health Care (annual bid $75,900) over a higher bid from Southern Health Partners; the vote was 9–1 in favor of Quality Correctional Health Care.
Sheriff Eddie Carter presented two bids for inmate medical services for the Van Buren County Jail: Southern Health Partners with a base annual price and cost pool totaling $93,900, and Quality Correctional Health Care at $75,900.
The full commission interviewed each proposer and then took roll-call votes. For Southern Health Partners, nine commissioners voted no and Commissioner Rip Van Winkle voted yes. For Quality Correctional Health Care, nine commissioners voted yes and Rip Van Winkle voted no. The commission awarded the New Inmate Medical Care Services contract to Quality Correctional Health Care.
No further details about contract length, performance terms, or start date were provided in the meeting record; those contract specifics were not specified in the transcript and would be in the formal contract documents.
