Correctional Managed Health Care (CMHC)

Correctional Managed Health Care is a major division of the University of Connecticut Health Center, charged with fulfilling the health center’s responsibility for providing health care to the state’s jail and prison inmates.

The Connecticut Department of Correction, in partnership with the Health Center, is committed to providing:

• Reliable access to good health care
• Cost-effective services
• Efficient delivery
• Positive medical outcomes

Vision

CMHC will become a national leader in correctional health care in collaboration with the Connecticut Department of Corrections and the UConn Health Center.

Mission

CMHC shall provide compassionate and clinically appropriate health care to inmates within the Department of Corrections correctional facilities and halfway houses. Our services shall be resource-sensitive and promote a safe, secure and healthy environment that supports successful re-integration into the community.

Values

• Clinical and organizational excellence
• Respectful and supportive work environment
• Professionalism, compassion, innovation and diversity
• Integrity, teamwork and trust
• Education, research and continuous improvement of services