HEALTHCARE SERVICES

Medical Program

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Under contract with the City of Roanoke, Mediko Correctional Healthcare, Inc provides health care for residents. This is a joint effort by the Sheriff and Mediko Correctional Healthcare, requiring mutual trust and cooperation. Essentially, the detention center physician arranges for the availability of health care services and the Sheriff provides support for accessibility of health services to residents. Health care services provided to residents is the sum of all action taken (preventive and therapeutic) to provide for the physical and mental well-being of the resident population.

Medical Staff

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All matters of medical (including psychiatric) and dental judgment is the sole province of the Detention Center Physician, serving as the health authority for the detention center and making all final medical judgments. The physician is registered and licensed to practice medicine and dispense drugs in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is responsible for providing and supervising all health care services for residents. It is the policy of the Roanoke City Sheriff's Office to provide adequate space and equipment as determined by the Sheriff and the detention center physician.

The medical section is staffed by medical personnel to include:

Part time detention center physician

Full time medical provider

Full time psychiatrist

Full time mental health professionals

Part time dentist and dental assistants

Health Services Administrator

Director of Nursing

Registered Nurses

Licensed Professional Nurses

Discharge Planner

Administrative Assistant

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Medical Staff are assigned to the detention center 24 hours a day. It is the goal of the Roanoke City Detention Center to provide a safe and humane environment to ensure residents receive adequate medical services in accordance with "Minimum Standards For Local Jails and Lockups," the National Commission on Correctional Health Care standards, and the American Correctional Association standards, as well as state and local laws.

Medical & Dental Services

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Adequate medical and dental services can increase resident morale while reducing detention center disturbances and civil actions filed by residents. Resident medical complaints are addressed during routine medical rounds in the detention center. All medical complaints not addressed by the medical staff on routine rounds are brought to the medical department for follow up and disposition on a daily basis. The medical program provides for various on-site diagnostic testing. The detention center physician visits the facility weekly to treat those residents requiring attention. These residents are placed on the physician's referral list by the medical staff.

There are occasions when a resident must be referred by the detention center physician or medical staff to community health care providers i.e., hospitals, dentist offices, health centers, clinics, etc. for medical treatment. The Sheriff’s Office transportation section assists the medical program by providing security and transportation to these facilities. The detention center’s Medical Section is one of the few facilities in this part of the country to be accredited by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. The Roanoke City Adult Detention Center operates a Medical Co-Payment Program under the authority of the Code of Virginia. Residents pay a co-payment for various medical services such as dental visits, sick call, detention center/other doctor visits and prescription handling fees. However, medical care is never refused to resident because of inability to pay. These co-payments are utilized as a source to off-set the rising costs of medical care.