Worksheet #1

Community Profile
Defining Place

Community: inmates with a long term illness

Community Type: Rehabilitation and Corrections; medical center for ill inmates

Location: 1990 Harmon Ave Columbus, Ohio 43223

Southern portion of 270 outer belt, 270 and 71

Description: Per ODRC website: http://www.drc.ohio.gov/fmc

Three Medical Units provide inpatient medical services to inmate-patients in
need of intensive skilled medical and nursing care. Two units house patients
with short-term needs. The third unit provides specialized care for those
patients with significant long-term medical needs and/or with significant
physical disabilities.
The CARE (Creating A Responsive Environment for the Terminally Ill) program
provides palliative and holistic end-of-life care for inmates suffering from
advanced terminal illness. A multidisciplinary team addresses the medical,
mental health, spiritual and daily assistance needs of each inmate-patient.
The involvement of family members and Stephen Ministry community
volunteers and inmate companions also support the program's goal of
providing the inmate the opportunity to die with dignity.
Stephen Ministry is a program that affords trained volunteers and offenders
to serve as compassionate caregivers to terminally ill patients housed in the
C.A.R.E. (Creating A Responsive Environment for the Terminally Ill) Unit locate
on 2 North. Stephen Ministry is a place where people with special gifts for the
caring ministry can use those gifts to bring support and comfort to those in
need with the goal of no one having to transition alone.

Community History:
Opened in 1993