Medical
Naphcare, Inc. is the current contracted venor to provide medical and dental health services to prisoners who are housed at the jail. Quality
health care services are provided in accordance with Minimum Standards
for Jails in Ohio and the National Commission on Correctional
Health Care. The Health
Care Services system has been nationally accredited by the NCCHC since
1980. Medical staff are
on-duty 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-per-week, with a combination of medical
professionals including nursing personnel, physicians, emergency medical technicians, a
psychiatrist, and a dentist providing health care services.
Physician level sick call is held a minimum of once a week, dental clinic is held weekly, and psychiatrist sessions are held on a weekly basis. Additional available services include sexually transmitted disease clinics, tuberculosis screening, lab and x-ray services, and patient education programming that includes one-to-one counseling, health care pamphlets and video tapes.
Co-Pay
Program
In 1994, the Jail implemented a prisoner health care co-payment program. Co-payments
for self-initiated non-emergency medical problems range from $3.00 to
$5.00. However, prisoners are
never denied health care based on an inability to pay. Over-the-counter
medications, such as acetaminophen and sinus medication are available for
purchase through the prisoner commissary.
Mental
Health
Licensed mental health counselors are available 24 hours daily 7 days-per-
week. Mental health services
include a screening during the booking process, suicide prevention
programming and crises intervention.
Dental
Care
A dentist conducts clinics weekly in the full-service dental office,
which includes an x-ray machine, x-ray developer and an autoclave for
sterilizing instruments. The
dentist treats abscessed teeth and periodontal disease, fills cavities,
and extracts teeth that cannot be saved.
Medication
Pharmacy services
are available around the clock. Only
valid prescriptions will be administered and then only upon approval of
the jail physician.
