There are 10 article(s) tagged Wellpath:

• August 2026

  • Jail’s healthcare provider opts out of renewing contract

    Wellpath said in a prepared statement that the company was working with county officials to ensure a “smooth transition” to a new healthcare provider at 201 Poplar. 

    By Andy Ashby, Steve Bohnel August 05, 2026

• December 2023

  • Final 2023 Shelby County Commission meeting foretells issues in new year

    The Shelby County Commission’s final meeting of 2023 will review contract extensions for health care services at the jail and juvenile detention facilities along with a grant for the Memphis Inner-City Rugby program.

    By Bill Dries December 18, 2023

• September 2023

  • County looks to re-sign with Wellpath as jail health care provider

    After 41 deaths at 201 Poplar, since the start of 2019, Shelby County government is in the process of renewing its contract with Wellpath, the largest health care provider for jails and prisons in the country.

    By Ben Wheeler September 17, 2023

• April 2021

  • County Commission Scorecard: Reappraisal test vote and Wellpath deja vu

    The Daily Memphian Scorecard on important commission votes reveals the votes are close for now when it comes to the idea of a property reappraisal for taxation purposes every other year. And it shows commissioners willing to give one more chance to resolve a long-running contract controversy.

    By Bill Dries April 22, 2021

  • Medical contract for county prisoners, detainees extended again

    Short-term extensions to the Wellpath contract have been a constant for the current commission since the group began their current term in September of 2018.

    By Bill Dries April 12, 2021

• January 2021

  • Family of Shelby County jail detainee files wrongful death lawsuit

    The family of a man who was a detainee last year at the Shelby County Jail has filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging health officials at the jail did not do enough to help the victim, which led to his death at the hospital. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 22, 2021

• May 2020

  • Harris could extend Wellpath contract after commissioners reject it

    The County Commission isn't likely to approve another contract with the health care provider.

    By Linda A. Moore May 22, 2020

  • Contract extensions for Wellpath don’t sit well with Shelby County

    County commissioners discussed, but didn’t vote, on extending the contract with the county's contracted inmate health care provider.

    By Linda A. Moore May 13, 2020

• March 2020

  • Second inmate files suit against Shelby County jail health care provider

    A former Shelby County Jail inmate has filed a lawsuit against the company contracted by the county to provide medical care to detainees. It is the latest of a series of lawsuits against the company.

    By Yolanda Jones March 05, 2020

• February 2020

  • Trail of lawsuits plague health care provider for county inmates

    Former employees and one ex-inmate allege in lawsuits that Wellpath LLC is not providing satisfactory care at Shelby County facilities.

    By Linda A. Moore February 17, 2020