How often do inmates have access to medical care?
The department instituted an innovative model of community-oriented healthcare services for inmates. Under this model, one entity is responsible for managing District inmates through the full healthcare continuum, including primary care, specialty care, emergency care, and hospital care. Unity Health Care, the Districts largest federally qualified health center, provides this service to individuals housed at the DC Jail and CTF. Upon intake, all inmates receive a comprehensive health evaluation (including medical history, physical examination, mental health evaluation, oral screening and infectious disease screening) prior to receiving their housing assignments. All inmates have access to a medical care review on a daily basis in their housing units. Inmates in need of non-urgent health care are treated in their respective facility DC Fire and EMS transport inmates to local hospitals in need of urgent care.
The department instituted an innovative model of community-oriented healthcare services for inmates. Under this model, one entity is responsible for managing District inmates through the full healthcare continuum, including primary care, specialty care, emergency care, and hospital care. Unity Health Care, the Districts largest federally qualified health center, provides this service to individuals housed at the DC Jail and CTF. Upon intake, all inmates receive a comprehensive health evaluation (including medical history, physical examination, mental health evaluation, oral screening and infectious disease screening) prior to receiving their housing assignments. All inmates have access to a medical care review on a daily basis in their housing units. Inmates in need of non-urgent health care are treated in their respective facility. DC Fire and EMS transports inmates in need of urgent care to local hospitals.
