Southern Health Partners, Inc.

Name

Southern Health Partners, Inc.

Legal name

Southern Health Partners, Inc.

Website

https://southernhealthpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Correctional Healthcare Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Correctional/Detention Facility Health Departments (HLAJAAAH)

Keywords

• Correctional healthcare services
• Inmate medical programs
• Jail healthcare staffing
• Correctional mental health
• Prison telemedicine

Headquarters

HQ city

Chattanooga

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Correctional Healthcare Contracts: Contract-based healthcare services provided to county and city jail facilities. Contracts are customized to fit each partner's unique facility and preferences, including medical, dental, and mental health services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Southern Health Partners provides outsourced correctional healthcare staffing and clinical services to county and city jail facilities, delivering on-site medical, dental, mental health, and pharmaceutical care supported by an integrated technology suite including EMR, telemedicine, utilization management, and claims processing. The company custom-builds each facility's program around the agency's size, population, and risk profile, and operates with HIPAA- and CCPA-compliant data handling.

Product overview

Southern Health Partners, Inc. is a correctional healthcare provider offering a comprehensive suite of integrated services across medical, dental, and mental health care. The company's portfolio includes core clinical services (Medical Programs, Dental Services, Mental Health Services) supported by Healthcare Education and Training, along with operational infrastructure services (Pharmacy, Electronic Medical Record, Claims Processing and Discount Negotiation, Utilization Management, and Telemedicine). These products work together as a unified correctional healthcare program, customizable for each partner county facility, operating in over 250 correctional facilities across 17 states since 1994.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Inmate Medical Programs Comprehensive on-site medical care and staffing for inmates in county and city jail facilities, delivered by licensed clinical professionals under customized contracted programs. Designed for correctional agencies that need turnkey inmate primary and acute care coverage.
• Inmate Dental Services On-site and coordinated dental care for inmates of county and city correctional facilities, integrated with broader medical programming. Targeted at correctional agencies needing complete dental coverage alongside medical services.
• Inmate Mental Health Services Mental health screening, counseling, crisis intervention, and suicide-prevention services for inmates in contracted correctional facilities. Intended for county and city jail agencies managing substance abuse, mental health, and complex behavioral populations.
• Inmate Pharmacy Services Pharmacy dispensing and medication management services for inmates in contracted correctional facilities, integrated with on-site medical operations.
• Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Services Proprietary electronic medical record system used to capture, manage, and share inmate health information across contracted correctional facilities. Supports continuity of care and HIPAA-compliant documentation.
• Telemedicine Services Remote clinical consultation services delivered to inmates via secure telemedicine connections, expanding specialty access within correctional facilities.
• Utilization Management Review and management of inmate healthcare resource utilization to ensure appropriate, cost-effective care delivery across contracted correctional facilities.
• Claims Processing and Discount Negotiation Processing of inmate off-site medical claims and negotiation of provider discounts to control correctional agency healthcare spend.
• Healthcare Education and Training Training and continuing education programs for clinical and correctional staff supporting inmate healthcare delivery in contracted facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Positive patient outcomes through early intervention and patient-focused care approach

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• NaphCare: Birmingham, Alabama-based correctional healthcare provider serving county jails, state, and federal facilities across the US. Direct peer offering medical, dental, mental health, and pharmacy services under similar contract-based delivery model, with overlapping geographic coverage including the Southeast.
• Wexford Health Sources: Correctional healthcare company offering comprehensive medical, dental, mental health, pharmacy, and utilization management services to state and local correctional facilities. Direct peer operating in similar B2G channel with similar service mix to SHP.
• Centurion Health: Joint venture between MHM Services and Centene providing correctional healthcare to state, county, and local facilities, including medical, dental, and behavioral health. Direct peer in the same correctional managed-care category as SHP.
• PrimeCare Medical: Privately held correctional healthcare company providing medical, mental health, and pharmacy services to county and state correctional facilities. Direct peer in mid-market county jail segment with comparable managed-services contract model.
• Armor Correctional Health Services: Correctional healthcare provider focused on county and municipal jails, offering medical, mental health, dental, and pharmacy services. Mid-market direct peer with similar customer segment (county jails) and service portfolio to SHP.

Emerging players

• ConcertoCare: Tech-enabled in-home and community-based healthcare provider for complex, underserved populations including those transitioning from carceral settings. Emerging player addressing adjacent population (justice-involved individuals) with overlapping primary care/mental health model.

Broad incumbents

• YesCare (formerly Corizon Health): One of the largest US correctional healthcare providers, serving state and federal facilities with comprehensive medical, dental, mental health, and pharmacy programs. Broad incumbent peer operating at much larger scale with overlapping core offerings.
• Wellpath: Largest US correctional healthcare provider (formerly Correct Care Solutions), operating across federal, state, and local facilities including county jails. Comparable as a comprehensive managed-services correctional healthcare peer at significantly larger scale, backed by private equity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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