Overdose Revival Award Presented: Itasca County, MN

(Grand Rapids) – In January 2023, Nurse Pellersels and Itasca 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, Nurse Pellersels and Deputies Anderson, Evans, Reasoner, and Slettom 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 Nurse Pellersels and Deputies Anderson, Evans, Reasoner, and Slettom.

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!

Headquartered in Tennessee, ACH manages contracts for the care of over 34K patients in 370+ correctional facilities across 21 states. ACH is proud to have a 95% client retention rate. ACH has a reputation for solving problems by doing the right thing the first time. In the last year, at least 52 patient lives have been saved.