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Contracted correctional healthcare

Correctional healthcare services for government & corrections agencies.

Corizon Health delivers medical, dental, mental health and pharmacy services inside correctional facilities under contract with government and corrections agencies. Clinical teams work on site within jails and prisons, coordinated with each agency's operational and security requirements.

HIPAA

Protected health information safeguards

NCCHC

Accreditation support for partner facilities

Section 1557

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Founded 1978

Correctional health under government contract

Why Corizon Health

Health services built for the operating realities of correctional facilities.

1978

Year founded as CMS

2011

CMS and PHS combine as Corizon Health

4

Core service lines

24/7

On-site clinical coverage models

Our history

Company overview

The company was founded in 1978 as Correctional Medical Services (CMS), providing healthcare services to correctional facilities under government contract.

In 2011, CMS merged with PHS Correctional Healthcare, and the combined organization was renamed Corizon Health.

Corizon Health works with county, state and other government corrections agencies as a contracted healthcare provider.

Capabilities

What we operate for partner agencies

  • Clinical staffing for correctional settings

    Recruitment, credentialing and scheduling of physicians, nurses, mental health clinicians, dental and pharmacy staff to work within secure facility environments.

  • In-house pharmacy operations

    PharmaCorr, the company's correctional pharmacy operation, supports formulary management, dispensing and medication delivery to partner facilities.

  • Accreditation support

    Program documentation, policy and quality processes that help partner facilities pursue and maintain accreditation from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC).

  • Multi-state operational experience

    Experience operating contracted health services across correctional systems in multiple states, including county jails and state departments of corrections.

Government & corrections agencies

For partnership, procurement and contract inquiries from county, state and other government corrections agencies.

Agency contact

Clinical & operational careers

Corizon Health employs nurses, physicians and advanced practice providers, mental health clinicians, dental and pharmacy staff, and administrative and compliance personnel who work within correctional facility settings.

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