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Services
Medical
Nationally, PHS contracts with thirty-four (34)
correctional systems composed of 123 facilities having a
combined average daily inmate population of almost 54,000
inmates. Our company operates in fifteen states,
including California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, New York, New Jersey,
North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and
Tennessee. We employ over 1,900 full time equivalent
employees with an annualized payroll of approximately $50
million.
PHS strictly adheres to the Standards for Health
Care Services in Prisons (1996 Edition) developed by
the American Medical Association, and adopted by the National
Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC). We
have the unique distinction of having achieved 74 awards
of accreditation.
While we tailor all of our managed care programs to
the needs of our clients, most programs include the
provision of all on and off-site medical, dental and
psychiatric care; utilization management and continuous
quality improvement programs, staff training for both
healthcare and corrections staff; inmate educational
programs, chronic care clinics; infection control and
waste management, as well as other medically-related
services requested by our clients.
Mental Health
Services
PHS has the capability to deliver an extremely
effective program of ambulatory and inpatient mental
health services to adult and juvenile offenders in both
prison and jail settings. In addition, we provide a
wide-range of substance abuse services which includes
therapeutic community treatment programs. A brief listing
of our behavioral health services includes:
- Screening and Referral System
- Psychotropic Medication Management
- Suicide Prevention Services
- Facility and Medical Staff Training
- Non-pharmacological Treatments for Insomnia,
Anxiety and Depression
- Cognitive-Behavioral Individual and Group Therapy
- Sex Offender Treatment Programs
- Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
- Therapeutic Community Treatment Programs
- Policy and Procedures Recommendations
- NCCHC and/or JCAHO Standards
Jacqueline Buck, Ph.D., who is a licensed
psychologist, is our Vice President for Behavioral Health
and Substance Abuse Services. She is available to meet
with you to discuss how we can tailor a program of
services to meet the needs of your facility or state-wide
system. Please call her at our Corporate Office at
(800)729-0069 ext. 369.
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Last modified: August
27, 1997
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