RE: Your help is requested....

[Guest guest]

Bobbi--

This situation is all too common!

A couple suggestions-- there is a National Hispanic Prenatal Care hotline

that might have some answers- at 1-800-504-7081 (and they are bilingual),

or the March of Dimes office at 914-428-7100. Also, the Healthy Mothers,

Healthy Babies Coalition at 202-863-2458/800-673-8444.

Just a warning--I haven't tried all these numbers, so I am not sure there

are all still in effect---

Hopes this helps--

MM

At 08:43 PM 6/1/01 -0500, you wrote:

>As I hope you all know, the Call for Health line, adminstered by NCFH

>helps to secure access to care for Migrant Patients when all other

>resources have been exhausted. Described below is a very difficult case

>that we have not been able to resolve, for an undocumented 19 year old

>pregnant patient located in Decatur Alabama.

>

>We know that there are thousands of patients like this one who need

>help, do you have any suggestions as to how we can help this one?

>

>On the 21st of May the Call for Health Program received a call from a

>19 year old migrant

>farmwoker from Decatur, AL. She was looking for prenatal care in her

>area. She is hispanic, undocumented, and is 8 months pregnant. Her last

>and only prenatal appointment was in Florida last December.

>

>We have called the Decatur Primary Health Center they do not provide

>prenatal

>care. I called the Health Dept. of Molten Co. (Decatur) they said they

>do not se prenatal patients either and referred me to the only two

>private providers were they send all their prenatal patients. We also

>called

>them. The Women's Health of Decatur said they could not see the patient

>because she was to far along her pregnancy and would mean to much

>liability to see her. The other private center called The Mcain Center

>asked if she was hispanic, and if so she would have to pay $1000 dollars

>

>up front in the first visit, that would cover her pregnancy and

>delivery, she would also have to apply for Emergency Medicaid after the

>delivery. At the Mcain center I talked with Golby and offered to

>pay 600 dollars for them to see the patient, she replied that they were

>not a charity care place and that they would need the full 1000 dollars

>to see her.

>I also called Co. Health Dept. they said they do see prenatal,

>but are not taking new patients, besides this would be considered a high

>

>risk case and they do not see high risk pregnancies.

>I talked with the Southern Consortium, the social work Director in

> Co., with the Director of Family Health Services, and with the

>Nursing Director at Co. They all told me that it certainly is a

>tragedy but this patient has no other options than to go to the

>emergency room if she feels ill or ready to deliver.

>We did manage to get her to a WIC appointment.

>Do you have any ideas?--

>

>--

>Bobbi Ryder

>CEO

>

>National Center for Farmworker Health

>1770 FM 967

>Buda, TX 78610

>

>512.312.2700, ext. 201

>512.312.2600 (fax)

>

>http://www.ncfh.org

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Bobbi,

Check with Raeann Lusik, SE Migrant Services Coordinator based out of the

Florida PCA. She may have some suggestions. I thought that BPHC had

received an application last fall for a new migrant access point in Alabama.

/Eva should know the status of this, if indeed an application was

submitted and they were funded. I have a contact at Baptist Health System.

Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama---Judi McGuire at 205-715-5843. She may be of

some help. They provide health care services to uninsured folks.

Adolfo

-----Original Message-----

From: n Mc [mailto:mmcdona@...]

Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 3:37 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Your help is requested....

Bobbi--

This situation is all too common!

A couple suggestions-- there is a National Hispanic Prenatal Care hotline

that might have some answers- at 1-800-504-7081 (and they are bilingual),

or the March of Dimes office at 914-428-7100. Also, the Healthy Mothers,

Healthy Babies Coalition at 202-863-2458/800-673-8444.

Just a warning--I haven't tried all these numbers, so I am not sure there

are all still in effect---

Hopes this helps--

MM

At 08:43 PM 6/1/01 -0500, you wrote:

>As I hope you all know, the Call for Health line, adminstered by NCFH

>helps to secure access to care for Migrant Patients when all other

>resources have been exhausted. Described below is a very difficult case

>that we have not been able to resolve, for an undocumented 19 year old

>pregnant patient located in Decatur Alabama.

>

>We know that there are thousands of patients like this one who need

>help, do you have any suggestions as to how we can help this one?

>

>On the 21st of May the Call for Health Program received a call from a

>19 year old migrant

>farmwoker from Decatur, AL. She was looking for prenatal care in her

>area. She is hispanic, undocumented, and is 8 months pregnant. Her last

>and only prenatal appointment was in Florida last December.

>

>We have called the Decatur Primary Health Center they do not provide

>prenatal

>care. I called the Health Dept. of Molten Co. (Decatur) they said they

>do not se prenatal patients either and referred me to the only two

>private providers were they send all their prenatal patients. We also

>called

>them. The Women's Health of Decatur said they could not see the patient

>because she was to far along her pregnancy and would mean to much

>liability to see her. The other private center called The Mcain Center

>asked if she was hispanic, and if so she would have to pay $1000 dollars

>

>up front in the first visit, that would cover her pregnancy and

>delivery, she would also have to apply for Emergency Medicaid after the

>delivery. At the Mcain center I talked with Golby and offered to

>pay 600 dollars for them to see the patient, she replied that they were

>not a charity care place and that they would need the full 1000 dollars

>to see her.

>I also called Co. Health Dept. they said they do see prenatal,

>but are not taking new patients, besides this would be considered a high

>

>risk case and they do not see high risk pregnancies.

>I talked with the Southern Consortium, the social work Director in

> Co., with the Director of Family Health Services, and with the

>Nursing Director at Co. They all told me that it certainly is a

>tragedy but this patient has no other options than to go to the

>emergency room if she feels ill or ready to deliver.

>We did manage to get her to a WIC appointment.

>Do you have any ideas?--

>

>--

>Bobbi Ryder

>CEO

>

>National Center for Farmworker Health

>1770 FM 967

>Buda, TX 78610

>

>512.312.2700, ext. 201

>512.312.2600 (fax)

>

>http://www.ncfh.org

>

>

>

>To Post a message, send it to: Groups

>

>To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to:

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>

[Guest guest]

Bobbi,

Here are names of some other contacts in Alabama who have expressed an

interest in migrant health services:

Sara Majors, RN, Ph.D.

334-988-1122

SARAMAJORS@...

(was searching for resources to assist farmworkers with health care in the

state)

Dr. Clyde Barganier

Alabama Dept. of Public Health

cbarganier@...

(talked about a statewide strategy for Latino health care)

Hope these are helpful.

Alice Larson

----- Original Message -----

From: " Mata, Adolfo " <amata@...>

< >

Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 1:31 PM

Subject: RE: [ ] Your help is requested....

> Bobbi,

>

> Check with Raeann Lusik, SE Migrant Services Coordinator based out of the

> Florida PCA. She may have some suggestions. I thought that BPHC had

> received an application last fall for a new migrant access point in

Alabama.

> /Eva should know the status of this, if indeed an application was

> submitted and they were funded. I have a contact at Baptist Health System.

> Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama---Judi McGuire at 205-715-5843. She may be of

> some help. They provide health care services to uninsured folks.

>

> Adolfo

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: n Mc [mailto:mmcdona@...]

> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 3:37 PM

>

> Subject: Re: [ ] Your help is requested....

>

>

> Bobbi--

>

> This situation is all too common!

>

> A couple suggestions-- there is a National Hispanic Prenatal Care hotline

> that might have some answers- at 1-800-504-7081 (and they are bilingual),

> or the March of Dimes office at 914-428-7100. Also, the Healthy Mothers,

> Healthy Babies Coalition at 202-863-2458/800-673-8444.

>

> Just a warning--I haven't tried all these numbers, so I am not sure there

> are all still in effect---

>

> Hopes this helps--

>

> MM

>

>

>

>

>

> At 08:43 PM 6/1/01 -0500, you wrote:

> >As I hope you all know, the Call for Health line, adminstered by NCFH

> >helps to secure access to care for Migrant Patients when all other

> >resources have been exhausted. Described below is a very difficult case

> >that we have not been able to resolve, for an undocumented 19 year old

> >pregnant patient located in Decatur Alabama.

> >

> >We know that there are thousands of patients like this one who need

> >help, do you have any suggestions as to how we can help this one?

> >

> >On the 21st of May the Call for Health Program received a call from a

> >19 year old migrant

> >farmwoker from Decatur, AL. She was looking for prenatal care in her

> >area. She is hispanic, undocumented, and is 8 months pregnant. Her last

> >and only prenatal appointment was in Florida last December.

> >

> >We have called the Decatur Primary Health Center they do not provide

> >prenatal

> >care. I called the Health Dept. of Molten Co. (Decatur) they said they

> >do not se prenatal patients either and referred me to the only two

> >private providers were they send all their prenatal patients. We also

> >called

> >them. The Women's Health of Decatur said they could not see the patient

> >because she was to far along her pregnancy and would mean to much

> >liability to see her. The other private center called The Mcain Center

> >asked if she was hispanic, and if so she would have to pay $1000 dollars

> >

> >up front in the first visit, that would cover her pregnancy and

> >delivery, she would also have to apply for Emergency Medicaid after the

> >delivery. At the Mcain center I talked with Golby and offered to

> >pay 600 dollars for them to see the patient, she replied that they were

> >not a charity care place and that they would need the full 1000 dollars

> >to see her.

> >I also called Co. Health Dept. they said they do see prenatal,

> >but are not taking new patients, besides this would be considered a high

> >

> >risk case and they do not see high risk pregnancies.

> >I talked with the Southern Consortium, the social work Director in

> > Co., with the Director of Family Health Services, and with the

> >Nursing Director at Co. They all told me that it certainly is a

> >tragedy but this patient has no other options than to go to the

> >emergency room if she feels ill or ready to deliver.

> >We did manage to get her to a WIC appointment.

> >Do you have any ideas?--

> >

> >--

> >Bobbi Ryder

> >CEO

> >

> >National Center for Farmworker Health

> >1770 FM 967

> >Buda, TX 78610

> >

> >512.312.2700, ext. 201

> >512.312.2600 (fax)

> >

> >http://www.ncfh.org

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi, Bobbi,

Sounds as though you need help with the pregnant farmworker right away and, as

much as it is hard to have to pay the $1,000, it seems the only quick

solution. Am

I right? If so, the Network will pay the remaining $400. Maybe you have

other solutions by now. Please let me know.

Celine Caufield

Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network

[Guest guest]

Sorry, I responded so late. Just saw that your e-mail arrived June 1st and

it is now

June 7th. Offer still holds, if needed.

Celine

[Guest guest]

Hello Bobbi,

Have you tried emergency medicaid for aliens. They have it in my state

(Florida) if the pregnant woman has a medical emergency, she should be

covered by that type of medicaid as long as she is whithout status

(illegal).

Dekker

-----Original Message-----

From: cmfncc@... [mailto:cmfncc@...]

Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 11:21 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] Your help is requested....

Hi, Bobbi,

Sounds as though you need help with the pregnant farmworker right away and,

as

much as it is hard to have to pay the $1,000, it seems the only quick

solution. Am

I right? If so, the Network will pay the remaining $400. Maybe you have

other solutions by now. Please let me know.

Celine Caufield

Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network

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