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Things to Know About Through computeriza- During an October 2017 offsite medical appointment, ad-
jail facility inspection, the
tion and technology,
dress community safety issues
4 pharmacy staff use an 5 Department of Justice and alleviate security manpower.
CORRECTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES’ PHARMACY DEPARTMENT automated packaging machine medical physician inspector
to fill medications for all patients stated, “The Pharmacy program ■ Americans with Disabilities
housed in the Orange County is a real strength here at the Act (ADA): Inmates or
jail facilities. Last fiscal year, the Orange County jail.” The diverse detainees with disabilities
pharmacy dispensed more than team of CHS pharmacists have must be housed in the most
2.2 million doses of medication, many years of practical experi- integrated setting appropriate
of which 2 million alone were for ence that spans across differ- to the needs of individuals.
jail patients. Using their clinical ent settings including hospital, CHS collaborates with Orange
knowledge, pharmacists dose retail, home health and long term County Sheriff’s Department
and monitor patients on warfarin care. They are a highly educated ADA deputies to provide acces-
(anticoagulant commonly used group with many who hold Doc- sible housing in all security
to treat blood clots to prevent tor of Pharmacy degrees, as classifications.
stroke), make formulary drug well as bachelor’s degrees who
When an inmate is ready for re-
recommendations and assist then spend another four years in
CHS staff with drug information pharmacy school. lease, the team works with the
individual on a discharge plan and
questions.
coordinates with community provid-
ers, Health Care Agency programs
From Intake to Release: How Medical Case Management Provides-Client
Centered Care to Inmates and other resources to link them to
continued from page 1 care, like Behavioral Health Servic-
team are highly trained nurses ■ Specialty Physician Services: es (Vivitrol administration to prevent
certified by the National Alliance To ensure that patients are relapse to opioid dependence after
of Wound Care and Ostomy receiving proper medical care detox, learn more here), Public
(NAWCO) who deliver wound while at an offsite hospital or Health Services, 211 Orange Coun-
care (wounds caused by medical specialty clinic appointments, a ty, Adult Protective Services, shelter
treatments, diseases or injuries, Medical Case Manager serves programs like The Courtyard and
including treatment for patients as a liaison between the patient, Bridges at Kraemer Place, com-
with ostomies) tailored to each doctor(s), medical staff, patient’s munity hospitals, and Methadone
patient’s specific needs. They family and the Orange County clinics, to name a few.
work together with the team Sheriff’s Department. One of the
to assess patients, manage undertakings the team prides To learn more about Correc-
wounds, and monitor healing, themselves on is the manage- tional Health Services, visit www.
which has reduced the need to ment of a team of Community ochealthinfo.com/about/chs or click
transport patients to an outside Specialists who work alongside here to read how medical case
facility for care. To learn more a CHS medical doctor to provide management in Connecticut’s jail
about the team, read page 1 of care onsite in the jail facility. This system helped to improve linkage
the May 2013 ‘What’s Up’ news- has helped to reduce the hurdles to care for people living with HIV
letter here. of transporting an inmate to an post-release.
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