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Comprehensive List of Services
Totaling 6 jail facilities and operating 8 clinics, the Department of Correctional Health Services offers a comprehensive list of healthcare services to patients.
From Outpatient Services to Mental Health Services, patients have access to healthcare supported by friendly health professionals.
Did You Know?
- At any given time 23% of the individuals in CHS facilities are dealing with Chronic Care conditions, such as Diabetes, Hypertension and Heart Disease
- At any one time, CHS cares for between 30 and 40 pregnant patients
- CHS conducts 400 Withdrawal Checks daily
- CHS receives over 4,000 healthcare requests monthly
- The Male to Female Ratio is 7 to 1
- The Total Average Daily Population is 7,500 individuals
- Approximately 8.2% of the total daily population are identified with SMI (Serious Mental Illnesses), and another 16%, approximately, have a significant mental health condition
- Clinic Services
- Intake, Transfer, Release (ITR) Clinic
- 4th Avenue Outpatient Clinic
- Estrella Outpatient Clinic
- Estrella Support - Tents
- Lower Buckeye Jail Infirmary
- Lower Buckeye Jail Mental Health
- Towers Outpatient Clinic
- Watkins Outpatient Clinic
Services at All Clinics
All clinics provide:
- Behavioral health services
- Diet management
- Discharge planning
- Follow-up care
- Laboratory draws
- Medication administration
- Patient education
- Therapeutic interventions
- Wound care
Specialty Clinic Services
On-site specialty clinics provide services such as:
- Infectious Disease Care
- Obstetrics
- Optometry
- Orthopedic
- Physical Therapy
- Surgery
Intake, Transfer, and Release (ITR) Clinic
Facility
2670 S 28th Dr
Phoenix, AZ 85009
At approximately 190,000 square feet, the ITR Facility opened in 2020 and replaced the Central Intake processing at 4th Avenue Jail.
Today, the intake location begins the process of the patient experience at pre-booking with a receiving screening. The ITR is attached to the Durango Detention Center, a short-term housing facility where patients can also access healthcare services.
Service Focus
The Intake location provides services focused on:
- Assessments
- Medications
- Mental Health
- Treatments
- Withdrawals
Self-Surrender
This outpatient site is also home to the Self-Surrender location.
4th Avenue Outpatient
Facility
201 South 4th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Located in the lower level of the building, the Outpatient Clinic serves multiple floors in the 4th Avenue facility serving an all-male population of 1,700 individuals classified in several levels of custody.
This location houses Medical Records, Dental and Radiology services, inclusive to ambulatory and mental health services.
Estrella Outpatient Clinic
Facility
2939 West Durango Street
Phoenix, AZ 85009
Female Population Service
This clinic serves a female population in excess of 900 individuals in various custody levels.
Estrella provides key services focusing on women’s medical needs including prenatal care, high-risk obstetrics (OB), an Ultrasound Clinic and Mental Health Services.
Estrella Support Building (Tents)
Facility
2939 West Durango Street
Phoenix, AZ 85009
Male & Female Services
The Tents Clinic serves approximately 700 male and female individuals in minimum custody, provides the Two for One Program, ambulatory services and Mental Health services.
Lower Buckeye Jail
Facility
3250 West Lower Buckeye Road
Phoenix, AZ 85009
Infirmary
The Infirmary is the jail’s Inpatient Medical Unit. Here 60 beds are available with an Average Daily Consensus of 45 treating more serious medical issues.
This location provides 19 Negative Airflow Rooms with two positive airflow Rooms to secure airborne illnesses including TB (Tuberculosis) and Chickenpox (Varicella).
This location serves both male and female patients for post-hospital acuity including frequent treatments, mental health and observation.
Lower Buckeye Jail
Facility
3250 West Lower Buckeye Road
Phoenix, AZ 85009
Outpatient Services
Serving a male population greater than 1,800 adults and under 100 juveniles in multiple levels of custody, the outpatient clinic includes mini-clinics on several floors and provides ambulatory services including:
- Dental
- Medication distribution
- Mental Health Services
- Radiology
This outpatient location is also home to the Self-Surrender location.
Towers Outpatient Clinic
Facility
3127 W Gibson Ln
Phoenix, AZ 85009
Serving a population of over 800 male patients, this location houses all sentenced individuals and provides services such as Mental Healthcare and ambulatory services.
Watkins Outpatient Clinic
Facility
2680 S 28th Dr
Phoenix, AZ 85009
Built in 2020, Watkins Jail (formerly Saguaro Jail) can house approximately 1,600 individuals. The Watkins Outpatient Clinic provides ambulatory care as well as Mental Health, Diagnostic Radiology, and other healthcare services.
Facility
2680 S 28th Dr
Phoenix, AZ 85009
Built in 2020, Watkins Jail (formerly Saguaro Jail) can house approximately 1,600 individuals. The Watkins Outpatient Clinic provides ambulatory care as well as Mental Health, Diagnostic Radiology, and other healthcare services.