I'd advise any parent to NOT bring their child to Beittel-Becker. The lack of communication here is unreal. Nurses often act like robots, never engaging in small talk and even worst never explaining why they're asking certain questions while usually giving off an unfriendly demeanor. They'll silently check your child without saying a peep or sharing your child's measurements etc. unless you ask. I'm sure working with kids is probably quite exhausting, but as a medical professional dealing with children, please smile and make people feel comfortable. Parents, if you bring your child here make sure you ask all the questions you have and don't let anyone make you feel silly or crazy; you have every right without being judged. Also, please keep an eye on what's being administered both medically and with billing. They gave an extra dose of a vaccine and never explained why until my husband called because we noticed it in my child's medical record. Also, my husband has had a few issues with the billing side and the office manager is just as unpleasant as a lot of the medical staff.
We just transferred my child to another pediatric practice after being at Beittel-Becker for way too long. I'm mad we didn't leave sooner because I've been weary of this place since our first visit. My husband and I brought our newborn to the first pediatric visit 5 days after giving birth and Dr. Brosbe confused the DOB and thought our baby was a month old. Brosbe lectured us and gave us formula even though I was trying to exclusively breastfeed. I was hormonal and being a new parent, I truly thought I had done something wrong so I just cried and followed her recommendations. In Brosbe's arrogance, she sent us to get lab tests and it was then at the lab that Brosbe's error became evident. She essentially advised us as if we had a one month old weighing less than the birth weight. Mind you, we went over her DOB and I told her I gave birth 5 days previously. Additionally, she judged us based off of how we looked and assumed we would be using WIC - two parents who work hard and have never depended on government assistance. Our baby is great and healthy thankfully, but the experience left a lot to be desired.
Do yourself a favor and really look into pediatric practices until you find one that feels right and treats your child with the best care. If you do come here, I recommend only seeing Mr. Garcia, one of the PAs as he's the best out of the group. I'm convinced he's the only reason we stayed as long as we did. read more