Correctional Medicine

All MetroHealth patients deserve to be heard and treated with compassion and respect. The mission continues at the Cuyahoga County Correctional Center where we’ve managed medical operations since 2019.

Since then, MetroHealth – along with our partners at Cuyahoga County – have transformed the delivery of care at the jail to ensure these patients receive the right care when they need it.

• The MetroHealth team at the jail conducts more than 1,000 primary care and sick visits each month. In fact, clinical volume has increased by more than 80% since May 2019 when MetroHealth assumed operations.
• MetroHealth’s caregivers ensure medical needs – especially mental health and substance abuse concerns – are addressed in a timely manner. About 70% of the jail population is diagnosed with some form of mental illness. The medical staff at the jail is one of the largest mental health providers in the state.
• Every patient is evaluated by a MetroHealth caregiver upon booking to identify any potential medical or behavioral health concerns.
• An on-site pharmacy is available seven days a week, with a team managing medications for as many as 1,300 patients daily.

Caring for the underserved and the most fragile members of our community has always been central to MetroHealth’s mission. The work at the jail is a natural extension of that commitment to our community.