Patient needs emergency help in Orlando Fla...

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Hi , I have a mom with a 3 month old that is in Orlando fla, she was admitted to Celebrations Hospital with ",gallbladder acting up on Tuesday night. Apparently I have an obstructed stone which has led to a severe pancreatitis. Unfortunately, my liver and pancreas are so damaged right now, they won't remove the gallbladder until I stabilize."

Of course her supply has plummeted - third child so had a great supply - not even sure what she is pumping can be fed to baby at this point.

What we need is 1, an IBCLC near by and 2 maybe some donated milk - milk bank is in NC so that is still a possibility she is checking on tomorrow.

Any help for this mom would be great. You can contact me privately - @ Donnakimick@...

I adviced her to pump when she can and not worry what is coming out - we can work on that when she is well again. I am just hoping this baby will be ok with some formula in the mean time...

thanks for any help - prayers are welcome as well.

Donna

Donna B. Kimick, IBCLC, RLC

Lakeshore Lactation Center

Pres. of LILCA

www.lilca.org

Setting up a private practice questions

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Date: Thursday, November 3, 2011, 6:38 PM

Hello,

I have a few private practice questions I would like to ask. Please forgive me if they have been asked before, but I am new to the group. I am going through the steps and my biggest question right now is how big of a deal is it to set up a LLC? I am in Simi Valley California and from what I have seen you have to pay the lovely state of California an extra $800 per year in tax if you're an LLC, is this accurate for anyone else in CA who is doing it? I have heard there is an extra liability insurance you can buy instead and do business as a sole proprietor (of course I would also have malpractice insurance). Is anyone using that?

My other question is that I would love to bill insurance companies directly for consultations. I know this is extra work, but something I know will help a lot of mothers out by not having to pay out of pocket first. Is anyone on here doing this, and any advice on who to contact to get the ball rolling on this? I already applied for a NPI number.

Sorry for the long email. This is a lot to figure out!

Thanks,

Alice , IBCLC