35 weeks military hospital

My friend is 35 weeks 4 days and has been having constant contractions 3-5 minutes apart for 24 hours. He husband is in the military and she lives on base, the doctor on base keeps sending her home and refuses to stop labor. She says they won't admit her until she is 4-5 centimeters or her water breaks, but her husband is on duty and she has two other kids. She is in a lot of pain. She was told of she sees a doctor off base they'll send her back to th e navy hospital. Is there anything she can do? I know for me I was transferred to a hospital with a nicu at 35w 5d because my son was too early.

They will do exactly what they are doing. Military hospitals suck.

<blockquote><b>Quoting khigh:</b>" They will do exactly what they are doing. Military hospitals suck."</blockquote>




My question is can she go somewhere else?

My husband is in the Army. And i never entertained the Hospital on our installation. I went off post and i delivered off post. If it's that bad, i'd tell her to go to another hospital, they CANNOT refuse her treatment. Especially since she holds insurance through the United States Military. IMO, installation hospitals are a friggin' joke. I went into labor at 26 weeks because i had an infection, they told me i was having BH and had a cold, sent me home with tylenol and an order for my husband to be given two days off work to keep me on bedrest until i recovered. I got to the off post ER and i was already contracting a minute apart and they weren't sure they'd be able to stop my labor. They did, but that's not the point. I would seriously advise her to see another hospital.

And holy hell YES she can go somewhere else. Every hospital in the country accepts TriCare and are not allowed to refuse.

Quoting P.S I'm pregnant ♥:" My friend is 35 weeks 4 days and has been having constant contractions 3-5 minutes apart for 24 hours. ... [snip!] ... Is there anything she can do? I know for me I was transferred to a hospital with a nicu at 35w 5d because my son was too early."

if the clinic is equipped to handle a baby with possible breathing problems then i dont see what is wrong with this.
she is almost 36 weeks. my military clinic didnt stop labor and accepted laboring woman at 34 weeks.
there is just no point for them to admit her if she isnt progressing enough yet.
i get that the pain sucks, but there isnt really much they can do. or that most other hospital would do. at least i dont think so

Quoting P.S I'm pregnant ♥:" <blockquote><b>Quoting khigh:</b>" They will do exactly what they are doing. Military hospitals suck."</blockquote> My question is can she go somewhere else?"

She can try but if shes not really in labor they'll send her home too. If she goes off base when shes assigned to be seen on base tricare may refuse to pay her bills.

My naval hospital told me if I went into labor before 37 wks, they would stop it.

I think she needs to go see another doctor. They cannot deny her care, but, tricare may refuse her claim.

Quoting Harlow'sMommy:[ARMY].:" And holy hell YES she can go somewhere else. Every hospital in the country accepts TriCare and are not allowed to refuse."

Thats a lie. If shes assigned to the base and the base has the closest hospital they can refuse to pay her bill. Not all hospitals accept tricare either.

<blockquote><b>Quoting ♡Sarah♡ + 2:</b>" She can try but if shes not really in labor they'll send her home too. If she goes off base when shes assigned to be seen on base tricare may refuse to pay her bills."</blockquote>




Her contractions have been constant for 24 hours.

Quoting ♡Sarah♡ + 2:" Thats a lie. If shes assigned to the base and the base has the closest hospital they can refuse to pay her bill. Not all hospitals accept tricare either."

this.. not all hospitals take tricare. if it is that bad she can all tricare and see where she can get referred

Another hospital will take her if she takes an ambulance (i had a friend call an ambulance when she was in labor and they took her to the closest hospital...it wasn't military. However that hospital would not have taken her if she hadn't arrived by ambulance). Maybe your friend can do that? Plus, if she's in Active labor her husband should not be on duty.

Quoting Andi+Andy=Marley+1:" Another hospital will take her if she takes an ambulance (i had a friend call an ambulance when she was ... [snip!] ... hadn't arrived by ambulance). Maybe your friend can do that? Plus, if she's in Active labor her husband should not be on duty."

that doesn't mean tricare will pay tho, will it?

Thank you all.

<blockquote><b>Quoting J+D=4:</b>" that doesn't mean tricare will pay tho, will it? "</blockquote>




In a case like that yes they will because it's considered an emergency and tricare will pay for an emergency at any hospital that will take them.