Re: Cytotec revisited
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Mon Nov 27 10:20:04 2000
Bingo! perhaps the hospital admins will realize that despite the fact
that No pts = No suits, it makes for NO income for the OB dept. if
others feel the way you do, you have real clout to determine policy, no?
art
At Mon, 27 Nov 2000, Richard Chudacoff, MD wrote:
>
>True, but is it my loss? There are two other hospitals in the area that I
>use that will use Cytotec. I just redirect patients there. The reason it is
>an issue is that this hospital only has 6 LDRPs, one c-section suite and no
>delivery rooms. If I cannot reserve a bed, I have a 30% chance of not having
>a bed if my patients go into spontaneous labor. I'm tired of patients
>enrolling in this facility, only to be redirected because the Inn is full.
>Getting to close to Christmas to send patients to the manger.
>
>Rick
>
>--
>Richard Chudacoff, MD
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net]On Behalf Of art
>fougner, md
>Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 8:16 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
>Subject: Re: Cytotec revisited
>
>Rich -
>
>sorry to be the bearer of bad news but as recent events surely
>demonstrate, once the legal system gets involved these things take on a
>life of there own. at North Shore - LIJ in suburban new york, the use
>of cytotec for induction, pre-induction, etc is strictly verboten
>despite literature, the new acog letter, etc. that searle letter was
>the kiss of death - a real deal - breaker.
>
>art
>
>At Mon, 27 Nov 2000, Richard Chudacoff, MD wrote:
>>
>>I'm going before the perinatal committee at the one hospital that will not
>>let me use Cytotec for induction, to try to convince them of the error of
>>their ways. This shouldn't be happening, since the chair of the committee
>>uses it at the other hospital where we deliver, but as he says, he is just
>>following orders from risk management.
>>My life would be easier if someone had articles on disc and could email
>them
>>to me. I have the green journal, but do not subscribe to the gray journal.
>>Could anyone email me, or fax me, articles supporting Cytotec induction?
>>
>>Thanks in advance
>>Rick
>>
>>--
>>Richard Chudacoff, MD
>>Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC
>>
>>15200 Southwest Freeway, #270
>>Sugar Land, TX 77478
>>Tel: 281-277-3900
>>Fax: 281-277-3901
>>
>>rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com
>>Richard.Chudacoff@obgyn.net
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>--
>art fougner, md
>
>A series of 1000 cases begins with but a single anecdote.
>
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art fougner, md
A series of 1000 cases begins with but a single anecdote.
