Birth Cottage of Salem Fax Number — Transfer Prenatal Records
A client moving care to Birth Cottage of Salem has the prior office fax over the prenatal record and the labs to date; here is how to get the transfer to the right desk. Birth Cottage of Salem is a freestanding birth center in Salem, New Hampshire, providing midwife-led prenatal care, labor, and birth for low-risk pregnancies, with newborn care and postpartum follow-up in northern New England. Because a prenatal record carries protected health information, this guide covers both where to send it and how to keep the transmission compliant.
Birth Cottage of Salem Fax Number
Check with Birth Cottage of Salem's front desk, which can route you to records or the clinical staff
Hours: A birth center holds prenatal visits during weekday clinic hours while a midwife is on call around the clock for labor, so the front desk receives a fax during business hours and the records staff who process release requests work a narrower window.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Birth Cottage of Salem
- Insurance verification and prior-authorization paperwork for a birth-center delivery
- A postpartum summary and follow-up plan sent to the client's primary care provider
- A hospital transfer-of-care packet when labor moves from the birth center to the hospital
- Prenatal lab results — blood type, CBC, GBS culture, and glucose screening — from the lab
- A dating or anatomy ultrasound report from the imaging center into the prenatal chart
When a client transfers care to Birth Cottage of Salem
A prenatal transfer to Birth Cottage of Salem carries what the midwife needs up front: the dating, the prenatal labs, the ultrasound reports, and the prior provider's notes. A complete transfer in one fax means the midwife is not chasing missing history before the next visit. Keep the confirmation so the sending office knows the prenatal record arrived.
How a risk-out reaches the collaborating OB from Birth Cottage of Salem
Collaboration is a defining birth-center workflow: Birth Cottage of Salem faxes a consult request to an obstetrician, and a risk-out or an intrapartum transfer sends the record to the receiving hospital. Name the client and the collaborating physician on the cover sheet so the consult is matched to the record. Confirm the collaborating physician's or hospital's fax before Birth Cottage of Salem sends the packet.
Protected health information and Birth Cottage of Salem
A fax to Birth Cottage of Salem that carries a prenatal record, a lab result, or a birth record is PHI and belongs on a secure channel. Encryption in transit and a compliant provider are what keep the transmission within the rules. On Send FAX Mail, HIPAA coverage is included from the $39.99/month Professional tier up, and every page to Birth Cottage of Salem is encrypted in transit with a delivery confirmation.
Faxing to Birth Cottage of Salem — FAQ
Often just one office line, though a busier center may split records and the billing desk onto separate lines. The line is shared, but the person who works it varies by request. Confirm the current line and the right staff with Birth Cottage of Salem before you send. Keep the confirmed number with the client's file so you are not searching next time.
Yes — a prior OB or provider regularly faxes the prenatal chart to Birth Cottage of Salem with the dating, the labs, and any ultrasound so the midwife can continue care. Confirm Birth Cottage of Salem's working records line before your prior office sends it. The transfer carries the dating, the labs to date, and any ultrasound so Birth Cottage of Salem has the full picture. A quick call confirms Birth Cottage of Salem received the record if a visit is coming up.
Whether it is a non-emergent risk-out or an intrapartum transfer, Birth Cottage of Salem faxes the record to the office taking over care. Confirm the receiving physician's current fax so the record lands correctly. The packet carries the prenatal record, the reason for transfer, and the current findings so the OB can act. A quick call confirms the receiving office got the transfer if it is time-sensitive.
A birth center like Birth Cottage of Salem routinely faxes the newborn's record and the state screening results to the pediatrician who takes over care. Name the office and the pediatrician so the record is matched on arrival. The hand-off includes the metabolic screen, the hearing screen, and the CCHD result so the first visit has them. A quick follow-up call confirms the pediatrician received it if a screen needs attention.
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