COCHS in the news

Having a medical home – a trusted, reliable source of continuing health care – can ease the process for people leaving jail so that they’re less likely to return.

—Dick Bohrer
COCHS Advisory Committee Member

Departments of corrections and health providers from the community should join together in the common project of delivering high quality health care that protects prisoners and the public.

—Confronting Confinement:
A Report of the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons

By collaborating with community health centers, jails can be part of the solution to improving both public safety and public health.

—Keith Barton, M.D.
COCHS' Medical Director

COCHS

Community Oriented Correctional Health Services

COCHS in the news

Medicaid Expansion and The Local Criminal Justice System

Topic
The implications of Medicaid expansion for the jail-involved population, an article published in American Jails magazine

Author
COCHS CEO Michael DuBose

RiverStone Health declares takeover of medical services at jail 'very successful transition'

Topic
This article sites COCHS' work as a reason for creating health care connectivity between the Yellowstone County Detention Facility and RiverStone Health, a community health provider.

Author
Cindy Uken, Billings Gazette

by Dr. Radut.

COCHS in the news

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