In August 2009, Armor completed the transition of inmate medical services under a contract awarded by Oklahoma County. The new contract emphasizes goals including achievement of national standards and improvement of clinical services. Armor nursing and clinical leadership, national recognition, and effective partnerships with custody staff will be essential to reaching our goal of enhancing medical services.
Armor is reaching out to community partners and linking the inmate medical program to local public health and community health providers.
2009-07-19 - Fifth anniversary
Armor celebrates a birthday! The company was organized to exclusively provide inmate medical services in July 2004. Recently, the company marked the fifth anniversary of incorporation.
Five Years
Five Milestones
In five years, Armor has implemented new approaches, improved performance, and reduced cost for clients. There have been many achievements. Several milestones, listed below, reflect Armor's dedication to excellence.
1. Armor has recruited and appointed an expert staff of medical providers and health care professionals. Over 100 are Certified Correctional Health Professionals. Our Health Services Administrators, managers, and front line staff members are among the most experienced and certainly the most dedicated in their fields.
2. Armor has earned high marks from ALL clients. No Armor client has subsequently awarded its health care contract to another company. We have documented cost savings for every client.
3. Two Armor clients have won national recognition by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC).
2009 Facility of the Year – Broward County Sheriff’s Office
2007 Program of the Year – Medical Discharge Planning, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
4. The company has expanded to three states with contracts in Virginia and Oklahoma including both prisons and a large local detention center.
5. Armor manages medical care for over 20,000 inmates housed in local detention facilities in our home state, Florida. With seven counties as clients, Armor delivers vital care in diverse systems with current populations ranging from 150 to 6,000 inmates.
2009-06-01 - Baker County, FL
In June 2009, Armor supported the Baker County Sheriff's Office in opening the new Baker County Detention Center. With the facility, inmate capacity expands from about 120 inmates to a total population of 500. Armor’s experience meeting the standards and expectations of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (I.C.E.).
Armor completed the appointment of Baker’s staff in only a few weeks including a number of new providers to meet anticipated demands as the facility expands.
2007-03-01 - Glades County, FL - Armor Partners with the Glades County Sheriff's Office
Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc., is partnering with the Glades County Sheriff’s Office to provide healthcare services at the new correctional facility opened in July 2007.
