UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 9, 2006

PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		001-12111 Commission File Number		65-0271219 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

1301 Concord Terrace
Sunrise, FL		33323
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 384-0175

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o		Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o		Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o		Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o		Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

On March 3, 2006, the Board of Directors of Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D. to serve as a director of the Company. The appointment, which will be effective as of March 13, 2006, increases the size of the Company’s Board of Directors to nine (9) members. A copy of the press release announcing Dr. Goldschmidt’s appointment is attached as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Goldschmidt and any other person pursuant to which Dr. Goldschmidt was elected as a Director, other than the Company’s compensation arrangements and plans for non-employee Directors and the Company’s other policies and procedures which are generally applicable to Directors.

It has not yet been determined on which committees of the Board of Directors Dr. Goldschmidt will serve.

Since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, the Company and its subsidiaries have not engaged in any transactions, and there are no proposed transactions, or series of similar transactions, in which Dr. Goldschmidt had a direct or indirect material interest.

     Not applicable.

Item 9.01(b) Pro Forma Financial Information:

     Not applicable.

Item 9.01(c) Exhibits:

     99.1     Press Release of Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. dated March 9, 2006.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant of the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

(c) Exhibits

     99.1     Press Release of Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc., dated March 9, 2006.

EXHIBIT 99.1

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Bob Kneeley
Director, Investor Relations
954-384-0175, x-5300
bob_kneeley@pediatrix.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Pascal Goldschmidt, M.D., Appointed to Pediatrix’s
Board of Directors

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, March 9, 2006 — Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (NYSE: PDX) today announced that it has appointed Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., to a newly created seat on its Board of Directors. Pediatrix is the nation’s leading provider of newborn, maternal-fetal and pediatric subspecialty physician services.

     Dr. Goldschmidt, 51, was recently appointed as Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of the University of Miami’s Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Goldschmidt is a cardiologist who has conducted extensive research that applies genomics and cell therapy to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease. Before accepting his appointment at the University of Miami, Dr. Goldschmidt was Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center.

     “Pascal Goldschmidt brings to our board a valuable combination of experiences that include his global recognition in biomedical research, his expertise as a clinician, and his proven capabilities as a healthcare administrator,” said Cesar L. Alvarez, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pediatrix. “We look forward to his contributions as a member of Pediatrix’s Board of Directors.”

     While at Duke, Dr. Goldschmidt oversaw the university’s largest department, a $250 million enterprise with 350 full-time physician faculty members, 80 Ph.D.’s, 300 trainees and 1,200 staff members.

     With Dr. Goldschmidt’s appointment, Pediatrix’s Board of Directors has been expanded to nine members. Dr. Goldschmidt and other Pediatrix Directors are expected to stand for election at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, May 4, 2006.

About Pediatrix

     Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. is the nation’s leading provider of newborn, maternal-fetal and pediatric physician subspecialty services. Pediatrix physicians and advanced nurse practitioners are reshaping the delivery of maternal-fetal and newborn care by identifying best demonstrated processes and participating in clinical research to enhance patient outcomes and provide high-quality, cost-effective care. Founded in 1979, its neonatal physicians provide services at more than 240 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 850 physicians in 32 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.

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