BIRMINGHAM, AL – NaphCare, Inc., an independent leader providing proactive, comprehensive correctional healthcare and state-of-the-art technology is pleased to announce along with Sheriff Ezell Brown that the Newton County Detention Center in Covington, GA, has earned accreditation for healthcare standards from the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare (NCCHC).
The NCCHC is a private, not-for-profit organization that developed an accreditation program for correctional institutions based upon nationally accepted standards for health services. A team composed of clinical professionals and other health administrators who understand the correctional industry make an assessment of the facility, reviewing its medical and mental health services delivery program. The NCCHC survey team found the Newton County Detention Center to be in 100% compliance with the organization’s high standards. The accreditation award will be presented to Sheriff Brown during the NCCHC Spring Conference being held in Atlanta, GA on April 5, 2014.
The NCCHC accreditation process is voluntarily performed by clinical professionals to evaluate whether the facility’s health services meet the NCCHC’s Standards for Health Services. The Standards include healthcare services and support, governance and administration, inmate care and treatment, personnel and training, health promotion and disease prevention, special needs and services, health records and medical-legal issues. During Newton County’s accreditation process, the NCCHC team reviewed the facility’s medical policies and procedures, inspecting medical records and conducting interviews.
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