Pediatrix Medical Group

Our daughter was transferred into a hospital staffed by Pediatrix Medical group in Florida. She was born premature and stayed there 6 weeks. She was suppose to stay for another month and a half but was discharged. She was home for 3 days and then she died. She had apnea and bradycardia every single day during every single shift and had a hemorrhage that we were never told about a week before discharge.
Every single lawyer in that area refused to take the case cause of «conflict of interest» and now our statute of limitations is expired. I literally contacted every lawyer in the state trying to get justice. Their reach is too great to have gotten any legal help. This is not an exaggeration and if Unilocal feels it is I can prove it with rejection letters and phone records.
We also found there to be a break in the chain of custody when a member of the Pediatrix medical group handled my daughters remains in the medical examiners office even though her group was the group in question that was responsible for my daughters death.
They released her a month and a half early with 3 known medical conditions and no monitoring equipment that would be standard of care for a preemie with one of those conditions.
Because of these people there is not a day that goes by that I don’t wish I was dead.

I couldn’t tell you about the pediatricians because after delivering my daughter at Northside Hospital I never saw them. They take your newborn check them out and send them back. Great. The problem is after. I immediately started receiving HUGE bills after they collected what they could from Blue Cross Blue Shield. They submitted the claim incorrectly. I have 100% coverage for pediatric appts and they coded it as «in patient» services but how can that be when they take my baby somewhere else to check her out. She was taken to THEIR offices. But they refused numerous times to resubmit correctly. They do whatever they have to do to get the MOST money from your insurance company and then they go after you for out of pocket. Find your own pediatrician and pay «in patient» services with them because then at least you’re paying for «in patient» for real and its the same pediatrician your baby will have from the get go.

I got a bill for $ 342 after the birth of my daughter. I had my own pediatrician there. It says they attended her birth on the bill, but they most certainly did not. Why can they not provide an itemized bill of services? Ridiculous.

I wish I could give this company ZERO stars. I would highly recommend AVOIDING any hospital that uses this physician group to employ their NICU physicians. Following our daughter’s birth, Pediatrix physicians saw our daughter. Under highly suspect circumstances, they insisted on admitting her to the NICU and actually ended up creating more problems during her stay there, making her sicker. It was an absolutely horrible experience. And the bill we received afterwards was even more horrible. We are seriously looking into a lawsuit given the poor care our daughter received and the subsequent huge bill they had the nerve to send us. It cannot say enough horrible things about the physicians employed through this company. It was almost like Pediatrix just hired bodies that do whatever they can to keep babies in the NICU to increase their profit. It was all highly suspect.

i agree wholeheartedly with farmer j’s review. do not use this optional medical group. ladies, choose your pediatrician before birth and make sure they make visits to your hospital. worst medical group ever. they automatically treat you as delinquent and threaten to collect if you can’t pay in full on their first invoice. their online payment system is fatally flawed and you can never get a live person on the line. what a horrible experience to have to deal with post-​birth. every other medical provider i’ve had to deal with re: the birth of my baby has been great. and god forgive your soul if you don’t have insurance with these folks. what a nightmare!!!

I would give this company zero stars if I could. I agree with both previous reviews. I attempted to pay online but their system was unable to identify me despite the fact I had a bill in front of me with all the info needed. I called their customer service number 3 times and was placed in queue for 15 minutes each time only to be transferred to VM at the end. One time I received a call back the other two I did not. The rep who called back was rude and unable to help me. Finally, I called and spoke to an actual person who eclipsed the first rep in rudeness and made it seem like my seemingly simple question «What services did you provide at my labor which required this $ 400 charge?» was a ridiculous one and I was wasting her time by asking it. She directed me to call the hospital and ask for my medical records if I wanted to know why Pediatrix (a third party which I did not request) was at my labor. The fact that the company itself does not keep records of serviced rendered is unacceptable. I’m disputing the charge because like the previous reviewer, I do not believe they actually attended the birth of my son, and if they can’t tell me what they did, or why they were there, I am not paying their bill! They said they were requested to be at my sons birth by my OB … who was not at the hospital and did not deliver my baby! I smell fraud.

DO NOT USE THEIR OPTIONAL SERVICE AFTER DELIVERING BABY!!!
After we delivered our baby, they came in our room, 3^rd party, supposedly not related to Seton hospital (dont be surprise if Seton is getting some kick back of some sort). Wanted to check baby for hearing, says about $ 300-​$ 400 and claims insurance will cover it. So we said sure. They spent like 10 mins checking out or baby. We get the bill for $ 304 for the hearing and $ 394 Attendance at delivery, which they were not (FRAUD BY THE WAY). They could not process the claim because they didnt have the right insurance info, so we «tried» to call them over and over again. You could not get a live person, you have to leave a message. So we did that and never heard from them. So now, every month, we get this stupid bill, which we have NO intention of paying or updating our insurance with. TOO BAD PEIDATRIX!