There are fewer than 2,500 maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) subspecialists in the entire country. Birth volumes are shifting, high-risk pregnancy rates are climbing, and most hospital systems are left choosing between two bad options: over-hire for coverage you may not fully use, or under-serve the high-risk moms in your community.
Neither choice is really a choice. Watch the two-minute video below for a quick look at how Obtelecare is built to close that gap.
The problem isn’t your program—just the math
Fewer than 2,500 maternal-fetal medicine subspecialists serve the entire country, concentrated mostly in a handful of academic centers.
If you’re a hospital leader trying to staff MFM coverage right now, the math doesn’t work in your favor. The specialists you need are concentrated in a handful of academic centers, recruitment cycles take years, and even when you land a hire, one person leaving can undo the whole plan. That’s key-person risk, and it’s a real threat to program stability, not a hypothetical one.
This isn’t a reflection of how well your program is run. It’s an industry-wide supply and demand imbalance, and it’s affecting hospital systems of every size.
A model built to flex with you
Obtelecare, powered by Ob Hospitalist Group, brings MFM expertise into your community through a secure telehealth connection. Consults can begin in minutes, not days, and most programs are up and running in under 90 days.
The model is built around your program’s actual needs, not a one-size-fits-all package.
Inpatient, outpatient, or hybrid coverage
The structure follows your care setting, not the other way around.
Coverage that scales with you
Start at a fractional 0.2 FTE and grow to full-time as your volume and needs change.
Clinicians who collaborate, not replace
Our MFM clinicians work alongside your on-site care team to strengthen clinical decision-making. They integrate into your existing workflows rather than sitting outside them.
The result: high-risk moms stay local, in your community, with fewer unnecessary transfers.
Why it matters beyond the clinical case
Closing an MFM coverage gap isn’t just a clinical win. It’s an operational and financial one. Keeping high-risk patients in your community protects volume, strengthens your program’s reputation, and reduces the downstream costs of transfers.
It’s not just smart care. It’s smart business.
Bring care closer
Obtelecare is purpose-built for women’s health, backed by OBHG’s national clinical network of 2,000+ clinicians. We partner with hospital systems to bring MFM expertise closer to the patients who need it, on your terms.
