Is anyone aware of any published data on the costs to provide lactation
consultants' services in the hospital setting??  You can imagine that I'm
being asked to contribute this information for a business plan at our
hospital.  In addition to salary/wages; we also need to look at supply costs.

If there is no published data, I'd be most grateful if anyone would send me
the following information about their personal program:

1.  births/year at your hospital
2.  do you have a certificate of intent to BFHI?
3.  how many hours/week are LC services available
4.  inpt/outpt services available?
5.  average salary/hour for your LCs
6.  average supply cost/unit of service

Let me know if you'd like to know the same about our program.

Toni Pestro, RN, BSN, IBCLC
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Cincinnati, OH