FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2004--Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (NYSE:PDX) today announced that it is scheduled to make a presentation on Monday, October 25, 2004, 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, to investors attending the JPMorgan Small Cap Conference in Boston, Massachusetts.

The presentation by Pediatrix's Chief Executive Officer, Roger J. Medel, M.D., will be broadcast live on the Web and will be available for replay at http://www.pediatrix.com.

About Pediatrix

Pediatrix was founded in 1979. Pediatrix physicians and advanced nurse practitioners are reshaping the delivery of maternal-fetal and newborn care, identifying best demonstrated processes and participating in clinical research to enhance patient outcomes and provide high-quality, cost-effective care. Its neonatal physicians provide services at more than 200 NICUs, and through Obstetrix, its perinatal physicians provide services in many markets where Pediatrix's neonatal physicians practice. Combined, Pediatrix and its affiliated professional corporations employ more than 750 physicians in 31 states and Puerto Rico. Pediatrix is also the nation's largest provider of newborn hearing screens and newborn metabolic screening. Additional information is available at http://www.pediatrix.com.

CONTACT:
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc., Fort Lauderdale
Bob Kneeley, 954-384-0175, x-5300
bob_kneeley@pediatrix.com

SOURCE: Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.