Conmed Healthcare Management Announces Successful Renewal of Baltimore County Detention Center Contract

November 11, 2009 4:23 PM EST

HANOVER, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Conmed Healthcare Management, Inc. (NYSE - Amex: CONM), a leading full service provider of correctional facility healthcare services to county detention centers, today announced that Baltimore County, MD., has exercised the first of two three-year renewal options, effective from September 15, 2009 to September 14, 2012 for the Baltimore County Detention Center. The contract with Baltimore County, which is among Conmed's three largest customers, includes a Consumer Price Index-tied price adjustment that brings the contract value to almost $6.0 million per annum. All other terms and conditions remain the same. The renewal continues to cover all medical services for in-house and out-of-facility care, dental and mental health care services as well as pharmaceuticals.

"Our work at Baltimore has been a uniquely rewarding experience in numerous ways," stated Dr. Richard Turner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Conmed Healthcare Management. "At the time we began at Baltimore County Detention Center back in September 2006, we were engaged by the County of Baltimore to be the temporary service provider, and launched on less than 24 hours notice after the County had severed ties with its previous healthcare provider. At the time, Baltimore County became our largest contract, and our success in bringing the facility's healthcare services into compliance and meeting the appropriate standards of care resulted in a long-term contractual relationship, which is underscored today by this renewal."

Dr. Turner continued, "Our successful management of this facility's patient care has enabled the county to pass each of its audits and we consistently achieve top scores on the contract's administered performance measurements. We are proud of our success at BCDC and this renewal provides additional evidence that our operational model is also well-suited to managing inmate healthcare needs for large, more complex jails, such as the Pima County Arizona Adult Detention Center, which is our largest contract to date."

Baltimore County is located in the northern part of the state of Maryland. Its county seat is Towson. The County population is over 750,000 and it is considered part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan area.

About Conmed Healthcare Management Inc.

Conmed has provided correctional healthcare services since 1984, beginning in the State of Maryland, and currently serves county and municipal correctional facilities in thirty-six counties in seven states, including Arizona, Kansas, Maryland, Oklahoma, Oregon, Virginia and Washington. Conmed's services have expanded to include mental health, pharmacy and out-of-facility healthcare services.

    Source: Conmed Healthcare Management, Inc.

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