Correctional Healthcare Expertise
Correctional Healthcare Expertise Nationwide
Dr. Lawrence J. Guzzardi is an expert in correctional healthcare standards. He provides expert testimony and litigation consultations throughout the U.S.
If you’re looking for the best possible correctional healthcare witness for your case, you need Dr. Guzzardi. Book your first consultation today to get started.
Understanding Correctional Healthcare Litigation
All incarcerated people are entitled to sufficient medical care. That includes mental healthcare, substance abuse and withdrawal treatment, and suicide prevention. When correctional facilities fail to uphold these standards, inmates’ lives and wellbeing are at risk.
Dr. Guzzardi serves as an accreditor for the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare (NCCHC). As such, he is an expert on the strict standards of medical care every facility is subject to. His expertise can shed light on correctional healthcare cases and provide the vital context attorneys need to seek justice for their clients.
Understanding inmates’ rights is the first step in proving neglect or unjust treatment. Book a consultation with Dr. Guzzardi to learn more about correctional healthcare and treatment standards in the U.S.
Areas of Expertise
Dr. Guzzardi is an expert in the following areas:
- Receiving Screening: Many prisoners arrive at intake facing withdrawal, a mental health crisis, or another medical condition. Correctional facilities are obligated to recognize and treat these conditions during receiving screening.
- Alcohol drug withdrawal: Alcohol withdrawal can lead to severe disability or death when left untreated.
- Opiate drug withdrawal: Inmates suffering untreated opiate withdrawal may face a severe medical or mental health crisis.
- Benzodiazepine withdrawal: Inmates may suffer serious withdrawal without access to prescribed medications or medical supervision to taper off an abused medication.
- Suicide precautions: Correctional facilities are obligated to prevent death by suicide through precautions such as screening, monitoring, and support.
- Mental health evaluations: Initial and ongoing mental health evaluations must meet certain standards to prevent self-harm or other incidents.
- Physical restraints: The improper use of restraints can lead to serious harm.
- Chemical restraints: The use of chemical restraints in correctional facilities is highly controversial and frequently grounds for litigation.
Why Consult an Expert?
Each of the correctional healthcare topics listed above is complicated and nuanced. It’s one thing to read the standards set out by the NCCHC, but understanding the role of these standards in every context requires an experienced professional.
Dr. Guzzardi has decades of experience in
Correctional Healthcare Litigation. He can provide crucial, unbiased insight into cases involving these areas. Whether it’s a wrongful death, medical neglect, or another harm, his comprehensive expertise will help untangle even the most complex circumstances.