Comprehensive Physician Services - Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
The inmates require primary care treatment of acute illness and management of chronic, communicable or
infectious diseases. The Contractor will screen severe or life-threatening health problems and
appropriately refer patients to the Institution Chief Medical Officer or local emergency department as
indicated by the patients condition. Specialty medical services may be requested through the Institution
Chief Medical Officer for specialty clinics held at Corrections Medical Center in Columbus. Board certified
specialty physicians from The Ohio State University Medical Center provide specialty physician services.
The ODRC uses local emergency departments to treat and/or stabilize emergency conditions. Should an
inmate patient require a further extensive diagnostic evaluation, surgery, or extended hospital stay, they
are stabilized at the local hospital and transferred to the Corrections Medical Center or the Ohio State
University Medical Center when able to safely travel.
