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Hospital Galveston (HG)

Correctional Institutions Division - Medical Facility

Accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Since January 2010

Unit Full Name: Hospital Galveston
Unit Address and Phone Number: P.O. Box 48, Substation #1, Galveston, TX 77555
(409) 772-2875 (**023)
Unit Location: Off IH-45 in Galveston at 809 Harborside Drive in Galveston County
Senior Warden: Terry Tucker
Regional Director: Paul Morales, Region III
CI Division Deputy Director: William L. Stephens
Date Unit Established or On Line: May 1983
Total Employees *: 492
Security Employees *: 316
Non-Security Employees *: 10
Windham Education Employees *: 0
Contract Medical and Psychiatric Employees **: Medical = 166; Psychiatric = 0
Offender Gender: Co-gender
Maximum Capacity*: 365 (Not included in agency capacity)
Custody Levels Housed: All levels requiring medical treatment
Approximate Acreage: N/A
Agricultural Operations: None
Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: None
Facility Operations: None
Additional Operations: Special Needs Kitchen
Medical Capabilities: In-patient medical. Skilled medical facility with medical/surgical, ICU and holding beds. Hospital care, acute care, and 45 specialty and subspecialty clinics available. Telemedicine clinics conducted with networked units. Managed by UTMB.
Educational Programs: None
Additional Programs/Services: Love Me Tender Program, Chaplaincy Services
Community Work Projects: None
Volunteer Initiatives: Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities

* Data as of September 30, 2011
**Data as of November 30, 2011

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