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J~-~8-99 i2:48 FR~:CA~. HEALTH ALLIANCE 704-9~3-3545 T0:7~47889881 PAGE:~01 <br /> <br />CABARRUS HEALTH ALLIANCE <br /> <br />JanuaryS, 1999 <br /> <br />Mr. Blair Bcrmett <br />Deputy County Managg'r <br />Cabam$ County <br />P,O. Box 707 <br />Concord, North Carolina 28026-0707 <br /> <br />For many yea,~ the Caban'us Coumy Health Departm~ and now i~s sucn~so~ agency, <br />it~ Cabanas I-[calth Alliance. has l~ovided m~dical s~nvicea to ti~ Cabarms County jail. <br />Our budget includes 1.5 FTE nursing positions for the jail health program and provides 8 <br />hours of care five days per week.m¢ludin~ holidays, vacatiom, etc. <br /> <br />In ordex to take ca~ of aa increasing jail Pepulation, provid~ more hours of nursing <br />coverage throughout the w~ek, and add'weekend cow,~g~, we need at least another .5 <br />FTE nurse position. Thc cost tbr a .5 FIE jail uurse is about $22, 899 per year. Sincc jail <br />nurses are em~emely, difficult to hire it is necessary to hire at a little higher range than the <br />beginning salary. I would expect that we would not be able. to [me anyone'before Matrch <br />which would b~g our cost this budget year clown to about $7,600. ' <br /> <br />Thauks for your help m addressing this cntical <br /> <br />Sincerely. <br /> <br />William Y. pilicj'ngton <br />Public Health Director <br /> <br />quo© <br /> <br /> t~ubtic IVmltlt Authurit~ of Ca~rru~ Count~ Inc. <br />1307 South Cannon Boulevau~ · Kammap~Iis, Nort3 Carolina 28083 · 704/939.1200 · Fax: ?04193,'{-$~, ' <br /> <br /> <br />