Beginning June 1, Jefferson County jails will get a new health care provider—Birmingham-based NaphCare Inc., which offers correctional services across 27 states.
“People have a constitutional right to health care when they are in jail, and [NaphCare] has a humanitarian approach to providing [that] care,” he said, … “We’re only interested in partnering with local governments that are committed to providing a high level of care.”
“In a jail environment, there are a lot of people being arrested and coming into the [facility] who have not taken very good care of themselves and have not had good health care.
NaphCare, which operates in more than 70 local, state, and federal facilities, provides services that include proactive care, pharmacy, mental health, dialysis, and telehealth.
“Mental health needs are a big part of correctional health care, so we [involve] psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and mental health professionals,” said McLane.
