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Re: Washington, D.C., Birthing Center Almost Closes Because of Financial Troubles, Malpractice Premiums From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com) Fri Feb 4 10:19:10 2005 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Efrain Ramirez: "HSV testing - it's a matter of time" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Washington, D.C., Birthing Center Almost Closes Because of Financial Troubles, Malpractice Premiums" In reply to: art fougner, md: "Washington, D.C., Birthing Center Almost Closes Because of Financial Troubles, Malpractice Premiums" Hoping their situation gets resolved might require a faith-based initiative. art At Fri, 4 Feb 2005, φΉ@?wart fougner, md wrote: > >. > >Washington, D.C., Birthing Center Almost Closes Because of Financial Troubles, >Malpractice Premiums > >http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=27971 > >The only independent birthing center in Washington, DC, almost closed last week >because of a "perfect storm of financial troubles," the Washington Post >reports. The DC Birth Center, which was established in 2000, provides >gynecological and obstetrical services for low-income women, parental guidance >and general care for their children. The goal of the center is to help reduce >the city's infant mortality rate -- which is at least 50% higher than the >national average -- by providing perinatal care for mothers and children. Last >week, the center was faced with a 30% increase in malpractice premiums and >thousands of dollars in overdue reimbursements and unpaid bills for services, >in addition to continually low reimbursement rates from Medicaid managed care >plans and insurance programs, according to the Post. To help avert a closure, >district and managed care officials provided payment, and a "major supporter" >of the center advanced additional funds, according to the Post. However, clinic >founder, president and CEO Ruth Watson Lubic said that the center is "not out of >the woods" because the board still must raise half of the center's $1 million >budget (Levine, Washington Post, 2/3). -- art fougner, md "If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else." Lawrence Peter Berra Next message: Efrain Ramirez: "HSV testing - it's a matter of time" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Washington, D.C., Birthing Center Almost Closes Because of Financial Troubles, Malpractice Premiums" In reply to: art fougner, md: "Washington, D.C., Birthing Center Almost Closes Because of Financial Troubles, Malpractice Premiums"

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