Establishing a Hospital-Based Doula Program (Proposal Template)
Get the conversation started at your local hospital! This proposal is delivered as a Word document that can be adapted for any model of hospital-based doula program, including birth and/or postpartum doulas, volunteer or paid doulas, and on-call or continuity-based programs. The template is designed to be adapted to your unique care setting and to complement your target hospital’s over-arching mission, values, and vision. This comprehensive proposal includes the following:
- Overview
- Role of the Professional Birth Doula
- Role of the Professional Postpartum Doula
- Doula Scope of Practice
- Benefits of Doulas
- Benefits to Hospital
- Program Model Options/Variations
- Doula Training
- Marketing the Program
- Sample Implementation Timeline
- Potential Challenges and Solutions to Implementation
- Budget Items
- Revenue Streams
- Insurance Reimbursement Status
- Summary
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Consulting Services
Patty Brennan is a doula program development specialist and grant writing trainer. She is available to assist you in developing a proposal and implementing a program uniquely tailored to your organization. Patty can help you sidestep hard lessons learned and launch your program effectively and efficiently. She can save you time and money.
After purchase, Patty will contact you within 24-48 hours to set up your consult via a TeleConference Call (if more than one person wants to be in on the call) or via Skype. A conference call can also be recorded for later reference if that would be helpful. If your need for support is urgent, please make a note of that when placing your order (scroll down on the Checkout page to Additional Information; there is a box for questions and concerns that you can use).
