The Team
Dr. Nazif Chowdhury, MD Corporate Medical Director
Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of New York School of Medicine and Fellow at the American College of Physicians. Dr. Chowdhury was also the Associate Director of Internal medicine with United Health Services.
Emre Umar, President
Mr. Umar has worked in the correctional health industry his entire career, with over thirty years of experience. Mr. Umar is responsible for maintaining current, and establishing new, client relationships. Additionally, he serves as a liaison with correctional administrators and public health administrators.
Dr. Sobia Mirza, MD Corporate Psychiatrist
Supervises clinical activities related to mental health services personnel. She evaluates all patients referred for mental illness. She treats patients that require psychiatric intervention & certifies whether a patient needs to transfer to a psychiatric facility. She also reviews & adjusts, mental health medications at a minimum of once every thirty days.
George Krom, Vice President of Operations
Mr. Krom had over 35 years working in the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office in New York. He spent nearly ten of those years as the Jail Administrator and, as such, is able to provide critical insight to the corporate staff and help bridge the gap between corporate decision making and operational needs. His role at CBH Medical naturally flows from his work history, as he has intimate knowledge of the modern principles and practices that govern correctional facility administration. Most importantly, however, Mr. Krom is practical and understands how to take CBH Medical’s overall strategy and implement it into operations in a manner that provides the best services at the best price.
What makes us visibly different
Control-Tower
CBH Mᴇᴅɪᴄᴀʟ’s unique Control-Tower (located within our greater Philadelphia, PA area headquarters) operation and center of excellence, provides continuous support and education to our on-site teams as well as assuring complete compliance and additional auditing. This centralized approach gives us a unique perspective to share best practices and lessons learned across all our contracts. This leads to faster issue resolution and savings to our clients both in time and dollars. Our model assures the correct flexible solution for patients while healthy and symptomatic.
CBHCare® Program
CBHCare® provides a Medical Withdrawal Program for drug and/or alcohol addicted inmates that conforms to NCCHC standards. CBH Mᴇᴅɪᴄᴀʟ uses evidence-based practice by utilization of the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol (CIWA) and The Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) scales along with medically guided treatment protocols. All inmates are screened during the receiving screening process and evaluated during the health assessment for their use of or dependence on drugs and/or alcohol.
Our Everyday Heroes
At CBH Medical, we achieve our success through CBHCare®, where we recruit and retain the best people to do quality work. We look for people with the drive to learn and grow, and those who demonstrate the highest level of integrity and compassion in dealing with our clients, our patients, and each other. Our staff’s hard work improves the lives of the patients they see and the communities they serve. That is why we call them Everyday Heroes.
Our Accreditations and Certifications
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