FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2004--Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (NYSE:PDX) today announced that it is scheduled to make a presentation on Friday, March 5, 2004, 9 a.m. Eastern Time, to investors attending the Seventh Annual Lehman Brothers' Global Healthcare Conference in Miami Beach, Florida.

The presentation by Pediatrix's President and 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 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. Pediatrix also employs pediatric intensivists, pediatric hospitalists, and pediatric cardiologists. Combined, Pediatrix and its affiliated professional corporations employ more than 690 physicians in 30 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 www.pediatrix.com.

Management presentations will be audio webcast, both live and as replay, through the conference Website www.lehman.com/conferences/200403Healthcare. Webcasts can be accessed by selecting the "Audio Webcast" link and completing the registration form. Replay will be available within 24 hours of the live presentation and will remain available for 90 days following the conference (unless you specify a shorter time frame). A direct link, which can be posted to your Web site to allow listeners to access your presentation only, will be sent to you one week prior to the conference.

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

SOURCE: Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.