Padrez James H MD

"I have no knowledge of the doctors level of care at their facility, but they came highly recommended to my wife and I as we just had a newborn baby a few days ago. They may be the best pediatricians in the world, but we will never know because they are refusing to see our daughter. What crime did we commit to not be allowed the privilege of being their patient? We had a home birth, with a licensed nurse midwife. We are not insane anti vaxxers or anything like that. Our Licensed Nurse Midwife was in charge of the nurse midwife program for St Joe's for many years and keeps meticulous charts and yet apparently our baby is not appropriate to be seen by this office because she was born at home. I was half way through making the appointment for our daughter on the phone when the question was asked "What hospital or birthing center was she born in?" I responded "we had a home birth." There was a pause and I was put on hold, and a few seconds later I was told "We are not accepting new patients from home-births". That was it, no explanation and she hung up. I am not sure if our dollars spend differently than people who choose to have hospital births, but apparently this office believes so. Without being offered a reasonable explanation I can only assume that this office enjoys a nice financial backslapping arrangement with the hospitals that refer the patient whom they are accepting."

"A wonderful, kind doctor. Incredibly receptive to parents' concerns. Gentle and considerate with babies. I won't take my son anywhere else."