Overdose Revival Award Presented: McLean County, IL

(Bloomington)– In June 2023, Nurses Alexander, Dressen, Giermann, and Sexton and McLean County Detention Center 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, Nurses Alexander, Dressen, Giermann, and Sexton and Officers Kendregan, Kosack, and Votaw 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 Nurses Alexander, Dressen, Giermann, and Sexton and Officers Kendregan, Kosack, and Votaw.

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, Advanced Correctional Healthcare Inc. (ACH) manages contracts for the care of over 34k patients in 370+ correctional facilities across 22 states. ACH is proud to have a 95% client retention rate and a 74% full time employee retention rate. ACH has a reputation for putting patients over profits and doing the right thing. In 2022, at least 56 patient lives were saved. To date in 2023, at least 58 patient lives have been saved.