Young Medical Facility (GC)
Correctional Institutions Division - Medical Facility
ACA Accredited Unit Since May 2009
| Unit Full Name: | Carole S. Young Medical Facility |
| Unit Address and Phone Number: | 5509 Attwater Ave., Dickinson, TX 77539 (409) 948-0001 (**129) |
| Unit Location: | Two miles west of Hwy 146, north on Attwater Avenue in Galveston County |
| Senior Warden: | Bruce Armstrong |
| Regional Director: | John Werner, Region III |
| CI Division Deputy Director: | Billy Hirsch |
| Date Unit Established or On Line: | February 1996 |
| Total Employees *: | 302 |
| Security Employees *: | 174 |
| Non-Security Employees *: | 29 |
| Windham Education Employees *: | 1 |
| Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees *: | Medical = 95; Mental Health = 3 |
| Offender Gender: | Female |
| Maximum Capacity *: | Unit: 314 Medical Facility: 141 |
| Custody Levels Housed: | G1, G2, Outside Trusty Medical: All levels requiring medical treatment |
| Approximate Acreage: | 43 |
| Agricultural Operations: | None |
| Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: | None |
| Facility Operations: | Unit Maintenance |
| Additional Operations: | Special Needs Kitchen |
| Medical Capabilities: | Ambulatory medical, dental, and mental health services. Medical care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. UTMB medical hub site. Infirmary with 141 beds, of which 131 are skilled care/assisted living beds and 10 respiratory isolation rooms. Type I Geriatric Facility.On-site specialty clinics for prenatal and pregnancy, female hospice, dialysis, respiratory therapy, and physical therapy. All services on a single level, including assisted disability services (ADS) showers, eight wheelchair accommodated beds, and CPAP accommodating housing. Medical services closely coordinated with Hospital Galveston. Digital Medical Services (DMS) and electronic specialty clinics available. Managed by UTMB. |
| Educational Programs: | Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), CHANGES/Pre-Release |
| Additional Programs/Services: | Baby Bonding Program, Baby and Mother Bonding Initiative (BAMBI), Faith Based Dormitory, Adult Education Program (upon availability), Peer Education, Chaplaincy Services, GO KIDS Initiative |
| Community Work Projects: | Services provided to city and county agencies and Habitat for Humanity. |
| Volunteer Initiatives: | Substance Abuse Education, Life Skills, Parent Training, Support Groups, Victims Awareness, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities, Women's Storybook Project |
* Data as of September 15, 2016