Foxhall stops OB support for DD after 1/20/25 - help new provider recs??

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if anyone will leave the practice, I imagine many obgyns become obgyns because they want to deliver babies.

Check out this March of Dimes info on maternity care deserts. Pretty unnerving: https://www.marchofdimes.org/maternity-care-deserts-report.

Is this really likely in the dmv? It’s different than South Dakota or some other rural area.

Poster whose guess is this is bc of increased liability insurance. I don’t think this is likely here but I wouldn’t be surprised if this sort of thing is why liability insurance probably skyrocketed.

What makes you say you don't think this (ending OB care because of increased insurance $) is likely the case? You think some other reason? With the assumption that OBs who deliver babies enjoy providing OB care, the only two reasons I can come up with for the change are: (1) financial - and therefore insurance reasons or (2) ending their OB practice was part of settlement terms of a lawsuit.

Sorry this wasn’t clear. I was responding to the post about whether the issues in SD and elsewhere are likely in MD. I don’t think so. I meant I do think the dropping of OB case is bc of insurance costs, although the PP who points out they probably would have mentioned rising costs and the reasons makes a good argument.

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I wonder if it could have something to do with Sibley/contracting with Sibley. A friend was planning to deliver at Sibley through another ob group but was recently informed they would no longer be delivering at Sibley after a certain date and instead would start delivering at a different hospital. Maybe foxhall just didn’t enter into a contract with a different hospital?

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if it could have something to do with Sibley/contracting with Sibley. A friend was planning to deliver at Sibley through another ob group but was recently informed they would no longer be delivering at Sibley after a certain date and instead would start delivering at a different hospital. Maybe foxhall just didn’t enter into a contract with a different hospital?

Interesting! Maybe!

Also, is Dr. Green the only one calling all her patients? Makes me wonder if she plans to leave after 1/20. If she has a noncompete, she might not be allowed to tell people she plans to leave until after she actually leaves. Ugh.

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Beckerman turned 60 and was already planning to wind down his obstetrics practice at the end of this year. He told me as much at the beginning of 2024.

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They lost two doctors last year and very quickly lost the male doctor they hired to replace them. I wonder if they were too understaffed to continue obstetrics?

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Anonymous wrote:They lost two doctors last year and very quickly lost the male doctor they hired to replace them. I wonder if they were too understaffed to continue obstetrics?

This is exactly the reason. They had stopped taking new OB patients. It's not possible to run a practice like that with limited staff.

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Anonymous wrote:Beckerman turned 60 and was already planning to wind down his obstetrics practice at the end of this year. He told me as much at the beginning of 2024.

As a Beckerman patient, I was worried he might be edging towards retirement. I was really hoping he’d be the one to deliver all of my children! Kinda shocking that it’s the entire practice though.

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Capital Women’s Care continues to prevail because they are solid & function like a well oiled machine. Sure there are some docs better than others as far as bedside manners & overall patient interaction. Some being softer or harsher than others - but they are solid all around. No nonsensical charges, wait times, and have been delivering at Sibley for years. I have heard good things about GW OBs and/or midwives if another hospital is a possibility for you. I have used CWC for my few kids now and oh I always picked the one I liked and stuck to that person by scheduling all appointments in advance. Sure there were a few times I had to see other OBs but they don’t force it on you. It just depends on your schedule ultimately.

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Anonymous wrote:Capital Women’s Care continues to prevail because they are solid & function like a well oiled machine. Sure there are some docs better than others as far as bedside manners & overall patient interaction. Some being softer or harsher than others - but they are solid all around. No nonsensical charges, wait times, and have been delivering at Sibley for years. I have heard good things about GW OBs and/or midwives if another hospital is a possibility for you. I have used CWC for my few kids now and oh I always picked the one I liked and stuck to that person by scheduling all appointments in advance. Sure there were a few times I had to see other OBs but they don’t force it on you. It just depends on your schedule ultimately.

Which docs are better than others?

How do the docs compare to Foxhall?

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Green delivered my first and I had several complications and just trust her judgment completely. Can’t imagine why she would stop providing OB care with her specialized training and experience.

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I wonder if this is a malpractice issue. Maybe they had some cases and that made the rates rise.

Dr Pardo did not call me, to answer the question of the poster who wondered if Green was the only one calling patients. But I am not pregnant.

They really should have given nine months notice, if you ask me.

Foxhall has really gone downhill since Malone left.

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Anonymous wrote:They lost two doctors last year and very quickly lost the male doctor they hired to replace them. I wonder if they were too understaffed to continue obstetrics?

This is exactly the reason. They had stopped taking new OB patients. It's not possible to run a practice like that with limited staff.

“They had stopped taking new OB patients” - ARGH, so why did they let some of us get to 24, 25, 26 weeks before telling people? This is really self interested (financially) if they just tried to delay announcing as long as possible while knowing this was coming. We’d already been billed for the “global cost of care” (out of network for Dr. Green). If Jan 20 was essential for insurance reasons and they knew this was coming, they should have told people earlier so that anyone with a due date post-1/20 could move OBs before 20 weeks. I’m not really one to make a fuss and probably won’t complain but I think this sort of behavior is pretty shitty.

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Anonymous wrote:They lost two doctors last year and very quickly lost the male doctor they hired to replace them. I wonder if they were too understaffed to continue obstetrics?

This is exactly the reason. They had stopped taking new OB patients. It's not possible to run a practice like that with limited staff.

“They had stopped taking new OB patients” - ARGH, so why did they let some of us get to 24, 25, 26 weeks before telling people? This is really self interested (financially) if they just tried to delay announcing as long as possible while knowing this was coming. We’d already been billed for the “global cost of care” (out of network for Dr. Green). If Jan 20 was essential for insurance reasons and they knew this was coming, they should have told people earlier so that anyone with a due date post-1/20 could move OBs before 20 weeks. I’m not really one to make a fuss and probably won’t complain but I think this sort of behavior is pretty shitty.

Definitely shitty & shady! I’m certain there’s a large handful for you & there’s plenty of other practices to choose from and many will accept patients past 20 weeks. Not to worry! Best of luck!

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Anonymous wrote:Capital Women’s Care continues to prevail because they are solid & function like a well oiled machine. Sure there are some docs better than others as far as bedside manners & overall patient interaction. Some being softer or harsher than others - but they are solid all around. No nonsensical charges, wait times, and have been delivering at Sibley for years. I have heard good things about GW OBs and/or midwives if another hospital is a possibility for you. I have used CWC for my few kids now and oh I always picked the one I liked and stuck to that person by scheduling all appointments in advance. Sure there were a few times I had to see other OBs but they don’t force it on you. It just depends on your schedule ultimately.

Which docs are better than others?

How do the docs compare to Foxhall?

Hmm all are very competent. I really like Dr. O’Brian & Dr. Schicor. I’m referring to the one on I street but the Bethesda isn’t bad either. Hmm frankly I had an appointment at Foxhall once with the idea that I would change but wasn’t thrilled about their hidden fees, like what in thr world is a “lab handling fee” so I knew from there, it’s best to stay at CWC.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if this is a malpractice issue. Maybe they had some cases and that made the rates rise.

Dr Pardo did not call me, to answer the question of the poster who wondered if Green was the only one calling patients. But I am not pregnant.

They really should have given nine months notice, if you ask me.

Foxhall has really gone downhill since Malone left.

Dr Pardo stopped doing OB over a year ago, so she wouldn’t have any OB patients to call and inform.