May 5 2022 – A leading provider of prenatal, neonatal and pediatric services has partnered with Broward Health Coral Springs to provide highly specialized, around-the-clock care for laboring patients and obstetrical emergencies.
The partnership with OB Hospitalists of Florida, which is part of Sunrise-based Pediatrix® Medical Group, an affiliate of Mednax®, Inc., augments the maternity care available to women who are pregnant by providing 24/7 availability of obstetricians in the event of an emergency delivery or immediate patient evaluation is required.
“Establishing a structured OBGYN hospitalist program is integral to our hospital’s quality initiatives,” said Jared Smith, CEO of Broward Health Coral Springs. “We are confident that Pediatrix OBGYN hospitalists will work with our community obstetricians and patients to enhance our patient outcomes and improve the overall quality of care for our community.”
Pediatrix provides obstetrical hospitalist services for more than 20 hospitals nationwide and is a leader in developing processes and protocols that improve patient care coordination in labor and delivery. OB Hospitalists of Florida will collaborate with Broward Health to implement clinical pathways that will further enhance the quality and safety of the hospital’s labor and delivery services. The program will also further foster communication and coordination between Broward Health physicians and departments to ensure seamless patient care.
“Pediatrix is excited to join forces and partner with Broward Health Coral Springs for OBGYN hospitalist care,” said Jill Hechtman, M.D., OBGYN and medical director for OB Hospitalists of Florida. “Both teams have a long history of promoting quality care for women and children. This new partnership shares a mission focused on advancing a safe clinical environment that provides evidence-based care in a team format to support mothers and other women’s health needs in our community.”
Broward Health Coral Springs recently renovated its Women’s Center, adding private suites and spa-like amenities. The new space has more than 112,000 square feet mostly dedicated to new moms and their babies. The hospital also provides advanced care through its surgical institute, the Salah Foundation Children’s Hospital and a specialized Emergency Department for children.
Pediatrix also provides neonatology, newborn hearing screen and pediatric intensive care services at Broward Health, offering a complete continuum of care for mothers, babies and children in the Coral Springs community.
About Broward Health
Broward Health, providing service for more than 80 years, is a nationally recognized system in South Florida that offers world-class healthcare to all. The Broward Health system includes the statutory teaching hospital Broward Health Medical Center, Broward Health North, Broward Health Imperial Point, Broward Health Coral Springs, Salah Foundation Children’s Hospital, Broward Health Weston, Broward Health Community Health Services, Broward Health Physician Group, Broward Health Urgent Care, Broward Health International, and Broward Health Foundation. For more information, visit BrowardHealth.org.
About Mednax
Mednax, Inc. is a national medical group comprised of the nation’s leading providers of physician services practicing under the Pediatrix® brand. Pediatrix-affiliated clinicians are committed to providing coordinated, compassionate and clinically excellent services to women, babies and children across the continuum of care, both in hospital settings and office-based practices. Specialties include obstetrics, maternal-fetal medicine and neonatology complemented by 18 pediatric subspecialties, as well as a newly expanded area of primary and urgent care clinics. The group’s high-quality, evidence-based care is bolstered by investments in research, education, quality-improvement and safety initiatives. The company was founded in 1979 as a single affiliated neonatology practice and today provides its highly focused and often critical care services through more than 4,700 affiliated physicians and other clinicians in 38 states and Puerto Rico. To learn more about Pediatrix, visit www.pediatrix.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and the Pediatrix blog. Mednax investment information can be found at www.mednax.com/investors.
