US health official impressed with services at oft-criticized San Diego immigration jail
by Rick Glover
Filed under Health Books
US health official impressed with services at oft-criticized San Diego immigration jail
SAN DIEGO – A U.S. health official says he was impressed by the services he saw delivered at an often-criticized immigration detention center in San Diego.
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Westchester to privatize health care at jail
by Rick Glover
Filed under Health News
Westchester to privatize health care at jail
VALHALLA — Westchester will hire a private company to provide health care for county jail inmates after Westchester Medical Center said it will refuse to do so amid cutbacks in county subsidies to the hospital.
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Jail health workers begin strike in Oakland, Dublin
by Rick Glover
Filed under Health News
Jail health workers begin strike in Oakland, Dublin
Health care workers from two Alameda County jails started a one-day strike this morning, a union spokeswoman said.According to news reports, replacement workers have been hired for seven days, raising questions about whether the health care workers are being locked out.
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