In February 2014, the Newton County Sheriff’s Office met the standards to be awarded its first accreditation by the NCCHC. There are an estimated 500 NCCHC accredited facilities out of 3,100 ...

This reinforces the high standards that are expected from ... National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) accreditation, and American Correction Association (ACA) accreditation.

NCCHC accreditation signifies compliance with the highest recognized standards of care in each category. Accreditation is awarded following a thorough evaluation by trained correctional health ...

Accreditation signifies adherence to NCCHC’s nationally recognized standards for excellence in correctional health care, mental health care and opioid treatment programming Accreditation is ...

Dr. Alvarez has worked with NCCHC since 2014 as a surveyor and physician trainer. In addition, he is a member of the Accreditation and Standards Committee and has assisted with writing and ...