Table 2.
Any and On-Site Staffing of Healthcare Personnel in 254 Jails in four US Southeastern States, October 2020–May 2021
| Personnel type* | Any healthcare personnel (n=254), no. (%) | On-site healthcare personnel (n=254), no. (%) | On-site hours All study jails (n=254), median (IQR)¶ |
On-site hours “Staffed” study jails, median (IQR)¶# |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider (nonpsychiatric)† | 243 (95.7) | 180 (70.9) | 2 (0.0, 4.6) | 3.3 (1.7, 6.7) |
| Nursing | 237 (93.3) | 229 (90.2) | 52.5 (30.5, 78.5) | 57 (36.5, 81.7) |
| RN | 170 (66.9) | 128 (50.4) | 1.1 (0.0, 25.0) | 25 (12.0, 52.0) |
| LPN | 205 (80.7) | 178 (70.1) | 35.5 (0.0, 59.7) | 52 (32.1, 72.4) |
| CNA‡ | 42 (16.5) | -- | -- | -- |
| Psychiatric providers§ | 141 (55.5) | 24 (9.4) | 0 (0.0, 0.0) | 1.6 (1.0, 3.3) |
| Mental health (non-prescriber)‖ | 182 (71.7) | 66 (26) | 0 (0.0, 1.2) | 8.3 (4.3, 13.3) |
*RN registered nurse, LPN licensed practicing nurses, CNA certified nursing assistant, IQR interquartile range
†Providers consisted of non-psychiatric: Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Physician Assistant (PA), and Nurse Practitioners
‡Hours not collected
§Psychiatric providers including psychiatric: Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Physician Assistant (PA), and Nurse Practitioners
‖Mental health (non-prescriber) assessed with the item: “Is there a mental health specialist who does NOT prescribe medications—for example, a psychologist, clinical social worker, or counselor--who provides mental health care at your jail?”
¶Per 100 Incarcerated person-weeks (IPW)
#Personnel-specific estimates based on the population of jails in the column “On-site healthcare personnel (n=254), no. (%)”