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Medical Re-Accreditation by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care

Monday, April 2, 2012

The National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) is dedicated to improving the quality of correctional health services and helping correctional facilities provide efficient and effective care.  NCCHC grew out of a program begun at the American Medical Association in the mid 1970’s. The standards are the NCCHC’s recommended requirements for the proper management of correctional health services delivery systems.  These standards have helped correctional facilities improve the health of their inmates and communities, to which they return, increase the efficiency of their health services delivery, strengthen their organizational effectiveness, and reduce their risk of adverse patient outcomes and legal judgments (excerpt from NCCHC report).

Congratulations to both Department of Corrections and Unity Healthcare staff for working collaboratively to address the health care needs of the inmate population.  Since 2006, Unity Health Care has provided comprehensive medical services to inmates housed at the DC Jail and Correctional Treatment Facility under contract with the Department.