Overdose Revival Award Presented: Kandiyohi County, MN
(Willmar, Minnesota) – In July 2025, Nurse Butenas, Nurse Elfering, and the Kandiyohi County Jail staff were presented with a patient who was in need of immediate medical attention. While we cannot provide more details due to federal patient privacy and confidentiality laws, we can tell you that this team did not freeze.
Utilizing their training and professionalism, Corporal VandenEinde, Officer Winter, Nurse Butenas, and Nurse Elfering responded to the scene and administered naloxone to help reverse an overdose.
This team saved the patient’s life.
Saving a patient from overdosing is a team effort. To celebrate their actions and recognize all individuals involved, Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc. (ACH) presented the Overdose Revival Award, an award created to honor those who prevent a patient from overdosing, to Corporal VandenEinde, Officer Winter, Nurse Butenas, and Nurse Elfering.
These individuals performed an exceptional act under emergency conditions, and the action rendered directly resulted in sustaining a human life. Thank you to this lifesaving team for your commitment to patient health and safety. ACH appreciates you!
The award was presented on September 30, 2025. To date in 2025, one Overdose Revival Award has been given.
About Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc.
Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc. (ACH) is the nation’s largest jail contract management company, managing contracts for health care teams and customized programs in a variety of correctional settings across 18 states. ACH has been awarded two Better Business Bureau Torch Awards for Ethics, honored at Music City's Community Choice Awards for having the Best Employee Recognition Program, named “Best Hospital & Health Care Business of the Year” in the Global 100 Awards, and in 2025 was certified as a Great Place to Work for the 10th consecutive year. In 2024, ACH saved over $15.5 million in taxpayer dollars through bill scrubbing. From 2019 to 2024, over 105% of contracted nursing hours were met nationwide, and more than 120 patient lives were saved. Learn more at advancedch.com.
