We have a Complementary Health Center and our massage therapists are
hospital employees.  The massage is given as a physician order.

On Wed, 12 Jan 2000 16:20:11 -0600 Linda Tandy <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> Do any of you have experience with massage therapists offering their
> services in the hospital?  We were approached by a massage therapy
> student
> who wanted to do her clinical practicum on our unit.  She is
> available for
> massage to laboring and postpartum women, and newborns.  She has
> been here
> for about a week, and is doing a great job.  We would like to
> recommend this
> on a permanent basis to our administration, but are unsure as to how
> to go
> about it.  Would she be a hospital employee available during pre-set
> hours,
> or would she contract her services directly to patients?  Do you
> obtain a
> physician order for laboring moms? for infants?
>
> Please email me privately, and thanks in advance!
>
> Linda J. Tandy, MSN, RN, IBCLC
> Cedar Rapids, Iowa
>
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Thank you,
Darlene Breed, BSN, RN, IBCLC
Coordinator, Milk Bank & Breastfeeding Center, Worcester, MA (USA)
Treasurer, Human Milk Bank Association of North America (HMBANA)

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