Centurion Health

WHAT IS CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE?

Correctional healthcare provides medical treatment to incarcerated individuals. This type of healthcare encompasses a wide range of specialties that stretch from physical to mental and emotional recovery. Correctional healthcare is administered within prisons and detention centers to adults and juveniles.

WHY IS CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE NECESSARY?

Corrections healthcare provides essential medical attention to those who wouldn’t otherwise have access to it. The objective of our correctional psychiatry is to strengthen patients’ mental stability and improve their quality of life before they reenter society. In doing so, correctional healthcare workers improve the well-being of those who were never given the help they need to succeed in society.

WHAT SERVICES ARE INCLUDED IN CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE?

Correctional healthcare encompasses a vast range of medical services that improve the physical and mental state of patients. Inmates have access to all kinds of medical services, such as physical therapy, Xrays, emergency care, OB/GYN, dental, vision, psychiatric care, and more.

ARE INMATES ENTITLED TO THE SAME LEVEL OF HEALTHCARE AS PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES?

Yes, inmates are entitled to the same level of healthcare as people outside of correctional facilities. In the United States of America, healthcare is considered a basic need and a human right. Centurion Health strives to deliver high-quality healthcare during every step of incarceration.

WHAT ARE SOME CHALLENGES IN PROVIDING CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE?

A career in correctional healthcare is not for the faint of heart. Providing psychiatric care in this unique environment can be emotionally challenging. Prepare to experience the entire spectrum of the DSM, even conditions you thought you’d only ever read about. Inmates are often more vulnerable, wounded, or predatory than patients you’d treat in the private sector. This extremely emotionally taxing environment fosters profound opportunities to heal severely troubled individuals.

WHAT HAPPENS TO INMATES' HEALTHCARE UPON THEIR RELEASE?

When patients are released, they have a 60-day window to enroll in private health coverage from The Marketplace. Former inmates may qualify for special rates and discounted premiums depending on various factors such as income and size of household.