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MandJZ
Time for Baby #2!
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Interviewing Peds?
How does this work? Do you go in or just call? What questions did you ask? Did it cost anything to interview them?
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LDrinkh20
LIF Adult
Member since 9/09 1820 total posts
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Lauren
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Re: Interviewing Peds?
We called and made an appointment. It was free.
We asked them things like:
1. do you have a sick room/well room for the waiting areas
2. What are your hours on holidays?
3. What is the emergency policy?
4. What is your view on the vaccination schedule and delaying vaccnations
5. Do you support breastfeeding mothers
6. Do you have a lactation consultant on staff
Things like that!
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| Posted 7/16/13 8:42 PM |
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Re: Interviewing Peds?
Our ped has times they do interviews. They bring you in for a tour you can ask any questions etc.
I didn't go in to do this -- because you know I am famliliar with the practice etc. But that's what they said they do. And no it wasn't going to cost money to interview them.
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| Posted 7/16/13 8:43 PM |
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phoenix913
LIF Adult
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Re: Interviewing Peds?
I would call first b/c both peds we looked at had specific times when they did interviews. It was more like a new parent orientation, so they had several families at once and gave a presentation and then opened it up to questions.
It did not cost anything.
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| Posted 7/16/13 9:34 PM |
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Interviewing Peds?
Called and made an appointment with her. However her practice has since expanded to include 2 other doctors and staff and she has "Meet the Doctors" sessions sporadically throughout the month. I recommend looking at babycenter.com for questions to ask the pediatrician. I really had no clue.
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| Posted 7/17/13 11:54 AM |
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MarsB
LIF Adult
Member since 11/10 1456 total posts
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Martha
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Interviewing Peds?
I asked my OB for referrals, then asked local friends/family members. Then I cross referenced the list with my health insurance list. I called 2 of the practices, spoke to the front desk girls and just asked about the office hours, how many doctors were in the practice, how scheduling works and whether or not they come to the hospital when the baby is born. I'm sure there's probably alot of other more important questions to ask, but if after the first few visits I'm not happy we can always switch.
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| Posted 7/17/13 1:04 PM |
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BabysMomma29
Due with Baby #2!
Member since 10/08 2004 total posts
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Tricia aka MattandTricia07
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Re: Interviewing Peds?
I didn't interview peds- I just asked my friends for referrals and then decided on one.
Good luck!
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| Posted 7/17/13 1:07 PM |
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alli3131
Peanut is here!!!!!!
Member since 5/09 18388 total posts
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Allison
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Re: Interviewing Peds?
Posted by BabysMomma29
I didn't interview peds- I just asked my friends for referrals and then decided on one.
Good luck!
This is what I did. I felt like you weren't going to really decide if you liked them til they were treating the baby and you can always change.
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| Posted 7/17/13 1:13 PM |
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want2bemom
LIF Toddler
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Re: Interviewing Peds?
Posted by alli3131
Posted by BabysMomma29
I didn't interview peds- I just asked my friends for referrals and then decided on one.
Good luck!
This is what I did. I felt like you weren't going to really decide if you liked them til they were treating the baby and you can always change.
This is what I'm doing... U don't know how a doc really is until u go on a real appt with baby... Same goes with ourselves... We don't shop around for docs... We go to them and then decide if we had a good experience or not... If we don't like a certain doc or have a bad experience, we look into another practice.
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| Posted 7/17/13 1:32 PM |
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ModDot
PUMPKIN ALL THE THINGS
Member since 8/11 2196 total posts
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Trissy
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Interviewing Peds?
I could never make the times they allotted for the interviews, so I just called and asked some questions like about delayed immunizations and stuff. I figured, if they came were covered by the hospital I was delivering at and seemed ok, if I didn't like them I could switch. Fortunately I liked them immediately, so it hasn't been an issue
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| Posted 7/18/13 1:51 PM |
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AScottWolf
I <3 our squish!
Member since 11/10 2237 total posts
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Adriana
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Re: Interviewing Peds?
Question, once you decide on a ped do you have to tell them? Or will they just find out once the hospital calls them? (I know the doc I want to use is accepting new patients).
Message edited 7/18/2013 1:55:35 PM.
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| Posted 7/18/13 1:54 PM |
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NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..
Member since 11/09 54921 total posts
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..being a mommy and being a wife!
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Re: Interviewing Peds?
Posted by alli3131
Posted by BabysMomma29
I didn't interview peds- I just asked my friends for referrals and then decided on one.
Good luck!
This is what I did. I felt like you weren't going to really decide if you liked them til they were treating the baby and you can always change.
This. You aren't married to them. If they stink, you can change.
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| Posted 7/18/13 1:54 PM |
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want2bemom
LIF Toddler
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Re: Interviewing Peds?
Posted by AScottWolf
Question, once you decide on a ped do you have to tell them? Or will they just find out once the hospital calls them? (I know the doc I want to use is accepting new patients).
I called them and they told me to just have someone call them once I delivery the baby and he would meet me at the hospital to see my LO.
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| Posted 7/18/13 2:58 PM |
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NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..
Member since 11/09 54921 total posts
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..being a mommy and being a wife!
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Re: Interviewing Peds?
Posted by AScottWolf
Question, once you decide on a ped do you have to tell them? Or will they just find out once the hospital calls them? (I know the doc I want to use is accepting new patients).
In my case the hospital asked if we had a ped selected (he had to be affiliated with them) and I gave his name and they called him.
He came the next day to see DD.
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| Posted 7/18/13 3:04 PM |
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