Please note the following change to JDC’s procedure for seeing your newborn in the hospital.
Up until 5/31/25, if you deliver at UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg, the hospital will contact us and one of our physicians will see your baby in the hospital, usually on the morning following your baby's birth. Please pre-register with us before your baby is born. Click here to read about what is required to join our practice with your newborn.
Beginning on 6/1/25, JDC's physicians will no longer be seeing newborns in the hospital. Your baby will be seen by the hospital's staff pediatrician soon after birth. You will then be directed to call our office and schedule an appointment upon discharge. New babies may need to be seen in our office within a few days of discharge – the hospital pediatrician will advise you as to how soon your baby needs to be seen. Please make sure before you leave the hospital that you request that your baby's birth records be sent to JDC Pediatrics, and complete any necessary paperwork to make sure this happens. Please pre-register with us before your baby is born. Click here to read about what is required to join our practice with your newborn.