13 month old from Mexico in need of liver transplant

[Guest guest]

Our program was contacted by an aunt about a 13 month old Mexican child

in need of a liver transplant. Since we have little experience in

pediatric liver transplant, I would like to refer her to another center.

The child will have a visa and the family has said they have 100,000.

cash, which probably won't go to far.

Appreciate any help or advice.

[Guest guest]

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I would refer to the nearest Children's Hospital. They specialize in that type

of transplant.

Thanks

Caren C. Goldberg, CPC

Financial Coordinator

Transplant Services

Fax

13 month old from Mexico in need of

liver transplant

Our program was contacted by an aunt about a 13 month old Mexican child

in need of a liver transplant. Since we have little experience in

pediatric liver transplant, I would like to refer her to another center.

The child will have a visa and the family has said they have 100,000.

cash, which probably won't go to far.

Appreciate any help or advice.

[Guest guest]

You could try Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City Ut the

phone #, they do liver trx's.

Joyce

>>> jbucche@... 08/27/03 08:58AM >>>

Our program was contacted by an aunt about a 13 month old Mexican

child

in need of a liver transplant. Since we have little experience in

pediatric liver transplant, I would like to refer her to another

center.

The child will have a visa and the family has said they have

100,000.

cash, which probably won't go to far.

Appreciate any help or advice.

[Guest guest]

,

We might be able to take this case. Do you know the child's diagnosis and how

sick the child is? We have a specific department that handles our out of

country patients, which might address their cultural needs also.

B. Humeston, RN, BSN, CCTC

Director, Referral Development

Loma University Medical Center

Transplantation Institute

Phone:

Pager:

Fax: (909) 558-0110

13 month old from Mexico in need of liver

transplant

Our program was contacted by an aunt about a 13 month old Mexican child

in need of a liver transplant. Since we have little experience in

pediatric liver transplant, I would like to refer her to another center.

The child will have a visa and the family has said they have 100,000.

cash, which probably won't go to far.

Appreciate any help or advice.

[Guest guest]

I do not have the specifics about the child's diagnosis but I have

given the aunt your number, so that she can talk to you directly. Her

name is Beatrice.

Thanks for your help.

>>> jhumeston@... 08/27/03 12:26PM >>>

,

We might be able to take this case. Do you know the child's diagnosis

and how sick the child is? We have a specific department that handles

our out of country patients, which might address their cultural needs

also.

B. Humeston, RN, BSN, CCTC

Director, Referral Development

Loma University Medical Center

Transplantation Institute

Phone:

Pager:

Fax: (909) 558-0110

13 month old from Mexico in

need of liver transplant

Our program was contacted by an aunt about a 13 month old Mexican

child

in need of a liver transplant. Since we have little experience in

pediatric liver transplant, I would like to refer her to another

center.

The child will have a visa and the family has said they have

100,000.

cash, which probably won't go to far.

Appreciate any help or advice.

[Guest guest]

Hello,

My name is Barbara and am in my 3rd month of being a Transplant Coordinator.

Although I have a few years experience in medical insurance through my work at

Horizon BC/BS. I am brand new to the transplant coordination arena. The center

I work for has been up and running for a year and a half. We will we will host a

Live Donor forum in early September. I was just notified that I am to give a 5

minute discussion on the financial considerations for live donor

transplantation.

What I would like accomplish is to supply the participant at the forum with

pertinent information. Avoid discussing the obvious like my job description and

supply them with what insurance consideration live donors face. Unfortunately

since I a so new to this job. I am having anxiety as to where exactly start.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I already have tons of literature

on TFC but still I need a few pointer.

Thanks,

Barbara A. Brown

Financial Coordinator

Liver, Biliary and Pancreas Center at Hahnemann

Drexel University College of Medicine

5th Floor Feinstein

MS 1001

Phila, PA 19102

Phone:

Fax

email: bab35@...