Heather Brashears, RN, CCHP, Awarded JailCon23’s Healthcare Professional of the Year

(Franklin) – In October, Heather Brashears, Director of Medical Operation - Southwest Division, was awarded JailCon23’s Healthcare Professional of the Year Award! This award is presented to a medical staff member who sets the bar for jail medical programs and best represents the overall spirit of professionalism, caring, and dedication.

At an early age, Heather saw her mother providing care to the incarcerated population for over ten years during her forty-plus-year career as a nurse. With the addition of other family members serving in law enforcement, Heather’s interest peaked in the area of public service. The ability to provide quality health care for an underserved population became her passion. In order to become better equipped personally as well as professionally, Heather took the initiative to obtain her certified correctional healthcare professional certification. Heather leads by example, possesses a strong work ethic, is willing to take initiative, and has strong leadership attributes.

Heather has been with ACH since 2018. She has received 244 thank you notes and 18 certificates for exhibiting the organization’s core values.

Headquartered in Tennessee, Advanced Correctional Healthcare Inc. (ACH) manages contracts for the care of over 34k patients in 370+ correctional facilities across 22 states. ACH is proud to have a 95% client retention rate and a 74% full time employee retention rate. ACH has a reputation for putting patients over profits and doing the right thing. In 2022, at least 56 patient lives were saved. To date in 2023, at least 61 patient lives have been saved.