Alabama Firm Wins $30 Million Health Contract

CINCINNATI — Officials in Hamilton County awarded a $30 million service contract to Alabama-based prison healthcare provider NaphCare Inc.

Under the terms of the deal, the Birmingham-based company will provide medical, mental health and dental services for the county’s corrections system, which houses nearly 2,200 inmates. With an initial period of two years, the contract provides an option for three renewal periods, officials say.

NaphCare, which entered the correctional healthcare services market in 1995 through an on-site dialysis provision contract with the Alabama Department of Corrections, maintains operations in 19 states and employs more than 500 healthcare professionals.

The company also has multiple contracts to provide network and third-party administration services to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, officials say.