Remaining staff nurses called an “emergency state,” with an increasing workload that undermined the quality of medical care for incarcerated men and women.

Nearly a year later, Sheriff’s Office leadership said the facility is “in a great spot,” after the agency-run medical unit was turned over to the not-for-profit Treasure Coast Community Health, which has provided primary health care in the county for over 28 years.

Indian River is now the second county in the state, and one of only a few in the nation, to transition health care of a jail population to a not-for-profit organization.

It’s hailed by proponents as a way of reducing recidivism, treating substance abuse and ensuring continuous medical care after people are released from jail.

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