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Dr. Michael Poshkus, M.D., C.C.H.P.
Medical Program Director
39 Howard Ave
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: (401) 462-2266
Fax: (401) 462-2000
RIDOC has an on-site comprehensive medical program in each facility provided by board-certified internists and generalists under the clinical supervision of the Medical Program Director, Michael Poshkus, MD. Adjunct medical staff includes physician assistants, nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists, supplemented with contract physicians as needed. On-site clinics occur regularly during evening hours and on weekends to accommodate the needs of the inmate population. There is a board-certified on-call physician at all times. Acute medical/surgical intervention is accomplished through utilization of community hospitals – primarily Rhode Island Hospital but including Women &Infants, Miriam and others. The DOC has a contract with Stat Care in Warwick to provide emergency care when a trauma setting is not indicated. Specialty medical services include HIV care through physicians from Miriam Hospital and cardiology and orthopedic care provided on-site by specialists in the field. RIDOC Health care Services also partners with Brown University Medical School in providing clinical experience for medical students and residents in the area of correctional medicine and communicable diseases.
Diagnostic laboratory services are provided to RIDOC Health Services by the Eleanor Slater Hospital which is located on the Howard campus. Routine and emergency specimens are delivered Monday – Friday to the ESH Laboratory and reports are generated for the DOC medical staff. Only diagnostic testing is done – results are for clinical use only. After-hours lab testing is done at Stat Care in Warwick or, in emergencies, at a community hospital.
Debbie Mathieu, B.S., L.D.N., Dietitian
CDC Annex
701 Power Road
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: (401) 462-2878
Fax: (401) 462-2879
Debbie.mathieu@doc.ri.gov
Dietary services are provided on a full-time basis by a registered dietician (B.S. L.D.N.) who collaborates with Health Services and Food Services. Medical diets are prescribed by physicians and notice is sent to the dietician to implement the diet. The diet is provided by Food Services under the direction of the dietician. Additional prescribed dietary supplements may be administered by the nursing staff as well.
The Health Care Services unit, under the direction of the Medical Program Director, incorporates medical and mental health, dental and health education. This unit provides medical and clinical services to the incarcerated offender population who are either sentenced or awaiting trial within all facilities of the Department of Corrections. Health care services are provided in every facility on a daily basis. Sick calls and medical clinics operate in all facilities, and infirmary care is provided in selected facilities.