Kathryn J. Wild

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  www.amnhealthcare.com/Features.asp?articleID=11200&page - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/11/2004    Last Visited: 10/21/2005  

  Kathy Wild, RN, health care administrator for the San Bernardino, California, Sheriff's Department, said she has received letters from inmates after their release thanking her for the self-care knowledge they gained while in custody.
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  Some nurses, such as Wild, have stayed in the field for more than 20 years.She likes the autonomy of working in a "nurse-driven" and exciting environment where nurses make decisions and a difference.
  
  "One of the main rewards is you are doing some good stuff for people who haven't had access to the health care system," Wild said.

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  American Correctional Association (ACA): Winter... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/8/2006    Last Visited: 10/7/2008  

  The workshop featured a panel of speakers including Norman Hurst, former deputy chief of the detention and corrections bureau of the San Bernardino County (Calif.) Sheriff's Department; Royanne Schissel, nursing director for the medical services division of the San Diego County (Calif.) Sheriff's Department; Kathleen Wild, health services administrator for detention facilities of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department; and Kenneth Culver from detention support division of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.
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  "When communication fails, it creates distrust between the various disciplines," Wild explained."This can lead to inappropriate health care decisions and poor patient outcomes, even inmate deaths," she added, which can also lead to serious civil liability issues.Drawing on their experience, the panel discussed several successful measures that were taken by the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department to integrate custody and medical concerns, enhancing communication and teamwork.
  
  Weekly inmate management meetings bring custody and health care staff together to share information so that they all understand what a particular inmate's treatment plan is and so that custody expectations do not interfere with any medical needs.Each shift begins with a joint briefing that includes important information and training on a specific topic, such as suicide prevention.There is also annual joint training, where custody, health and mental health staff train each other in their respective disciplines."This training provides a wealth of information that they would not receive with conventional training," Wild said.

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  American Correctional Health Services Association - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/17/2008    Last Visited: 9/17/2008  

  Kathryn J. Wild, RN, MPA, CCHP, is the 2007 recipient of ACHSA's highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award.The DSA was awarded at the annual multidisciplinary conference in Reno.
  
  Kathy is a multi-talented person who has had a notable impact on many, in a variety of roles.When considering the criteria for the Distinguished Service Award:
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  Kathy has done all of that, through her work as:
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  While saving money is important to Kathy, even more important is providing good care to patients, especially the mentally ill.To that end, she was instrumental in developing Pet Therapy.A program linking the jail's mentally ill patients with the care of dogs that has positively impacted the mental health of those patients.A program of which she is deservedly proud.
  
  In addition, Kathy has had a tremendous impact on ACHSA, serving in both a statewide and national setting.She served as an innovator and strategic thinker for the national board and was an effective liaison with the American Jail Association.On the California ACHSA board, she became proficient in organizing excellent statewide conferences, where everyone had fun while gaining valuable information, helpful in doing their jobs better.She served as an outstanding president of the California ACHSA chapter.She remains active as a consultant to the board.People frequently say they wish they could clone her.
  
  Kathy is highly revered by those who work with her, work for her, or know of her work.In 2003, she was the honored recipient of the Outstanding Mental Health Advocate Award from the California Coalition for Mental Health.She is loved, respected and admired by many.She has had a positive impact on all those with whom she comes in contact, while keeping a proper perspective on life.

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  CHCF Announces Fellows for Health Care Leadership... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/2/2007    Last Visited: 11/10/2008  

  Kathryn Wild, R.N., M.P.A. Health Care Administrator, San Bernardino Sheriff's Department

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  California Association of Psychiatric Technicians |... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/24/2007    Last Visited: 11/8/2008  

  "It's like the same road block exists in both of these state run institutions," said Kathy Wild, health care administrator for the Sheriff's Department's corrections system.

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  California State Association of Counties 2003... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/10/2006    Last Visited: 10/26/2008  

  Contact: Kathy Wild Sheriff's Health Care Administrator 385 North Arrowhead Avenue, 5th Floor San Bernardino, CA 92415 Phone: 909/463-5007 E-mail: kwild@sbcsd.org

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  Crime grant before board - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/14/2001    Last Visited: 8/15/2001  

  If approved today , the first mentally ill offenders would be sentenced to the program starting on October , said Kathy Wild , the Sheriff's Department's health care administrator and one of the people who developed the Passages program.
  
  A housing area of the Glen Helen Rehabilitation Center would be modified first to make it little less like a jail and little more like home , she said.
  
  State grant money also would be spent to free up a deputy district attorney and a deputy public defender to handle criminal cases involving the mentally ill..
  
  Wild said mentally ill adults who are substance abusers and have been convicted of a crime would have the choice of being.
  
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  While serving jail sentences of three months to a year , mentally ill inmates would receive intensive psychological , substance-abuse and occupational therapy while separated from other inmates.

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  DailyBulletin.com - News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/9/2003    Last Visited: 6/9/2003  

  The program is being funded for three years with the state Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction Grant made available through the Board of Corrections, said Kathryn Wild, health services administrator for the Sheriff's Department.She is hoping the county can find a way to keep the program running when funding ends June 30, 2004.
  
  Researchers from Cal State San Bernardino are monitoring the effectiveness of the program and will report their findings, Wild said.

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  PE.com | Inland Southern California | Inland News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/9/2005    Last Visited: 10/11/2005  

  "There is such a high volume of people with tooth decay here that realistically we would need 30 dentists to treat everyone," said Kathy Wild, health-care administrator for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

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  San Bernardino County Sun - Strain's spread worries... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/21/2006    Last Visited: 8/21/2006  

  Kathy Wild, health-care administrator for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, has oversight of the county's jails.
  
  Wild said the doctors and nurses screening inmates coming into the correctional facilities have been taught to look carefully at any skin infections, and treat any open wound as possibly contaminated with MRSA.About 10 or 12 inmates weekly - identified upon admission or seeking help while incarcerated - are diagnosed with MRSA, Wild said.
  
  "It's something we see on a regular basis," Wild said.

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