Beach Side Birth Center now accreditated
Laguna Hills, California- When independent midwives lost their privileges at Hospitals throughout Orange County this last decade one Midwife decided there was a better way. In 2009, Dr. Bj Snell Ph.D, CNMA FACNM, one the nation’s leading experts on non-interventive childbirth and the midwifery model of care, opened a free standing Birth Center and Women’s Health Care Clinic in the Southern California area. Throughout the last calendar year, Dr. Snell along with her expert staff, including Melanie Tongren CPT-1 (Front office) and Jeff Snell (Billing and Financial), broke the mould by applying for and becoming certified by the C.A.B.C body of Birth Center accreditation within one year, almost unheard of. Officially, as of December 18th, 2009 the Beachside Birth Center was fully accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of Birth Centers.
What’s next?
The dedicated staff of the Birth Center is working everyday to become a contracted provider for some of the Insurance Companies their clients use, providing a facility and staff that are fully contracted and/or in-network will ultimately lower overall costs and hurdles that women face in the community. Better options bring a better birth.
