City of Grand Forks, ND

Grand Forks Public Health Department provides contracted nursing services at the Grand Forks County Correctional Center and Grand Forks County Juvenile Detention Center. Nursing services are provided under the direction of a Medical Director from Altru Family Medicine Residency.

Correctional health nursing services include:

• Assisting with policies and procedures related to medical care and treatment.
• Performing health assessments along with communicable disease screening and counseling.
• Answering acute medical and dental complaints and scheduling follow-up care as needed.
• Resident physicians hold twice monthly medical clinics.
• Preventing the spread of infectious diseases in a congregate population.
• Providing health education to inmates to manage acute and chronic conditions.
• Providing resource and referral information to improve the health of the inmate after release.
• Responding to all medical emergencies within the facility.
• Training and certifying correctional officers for medication passing.