Wexford??

I work for CMS and I am only familiar with the Wexford that we have to contact when we send an inmate out to the hospital. Is it the same?

I'm not sure if it the same Wexford or not. I hear that Wexford got all the prisons and jails in our state (WV). I have worked for CMS for 2 years and have no complaints about their company.

Thanks for the reply.

Thats interesting. We have issues with CMS in our facility unfortunately. Their contract is up in July 2008 so it will be interesting to see what happens.

Our contract with CMS was out bid by another company-Wexford- Have any of you heard of this company? We don't know what to expect, just got word about the change today, it will take effect Jan. 30,2008. Any knowledge of this company would be much appreciated. I've never dealt with a company change over--have any of you??? Please comment...

Thanks:

I have not personally worked for Wexford, but they once had our state DOC contract. IMO, from that time, Wexford offer poor healthcare to the inmates, had multiple medical malpractice siuts filed against them, and frequently did no pay their bills. They provided substandard eqipment to the facilities, and we frequently ran out of supplies,ie gloves. We had to file an OSHA complaint against the company b/c they ould not provide us with safety needles d/t the increase costs. Finally they lost the contract for the state and were kicked out. They did have some fine people working for them, but d/t the the higher ups in the company, their hands were tied. On one wrongful death / medical malpractice suit alone, they cost the state 2.1 mill alone. You need to keep your eye on them. good luck