Butler County Prison board approves additional medical staff
The Butler County Prison Board on Tuesday approved additional prison medical staffing and said negotiations over salary increases will begin in the coming months.
Board members unanimously voted in favor of a contract addendum authorizing inmate health care provider PrimeCare Medical of Harrisburg to hire two assistant directors of nursing and add eight hours a week to the schedule of the nurse practitioner at a cost of $20,900 a month.
PrimeCare is permitted to request additional staffing under terms of its contract with the county and pay raises can be negotiated before the contract renews Oct. 1, said county solicitor Wil White.
This year is the second year of the five-year contract that runs from Oct. 1, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2026. The contract costs the county about $157,951.90 per month and $1,895,422 this year.
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