Just got a call on my home phone and my cell phone within the same minute. Don't have children, and don't have any connection to Children's Hospital. My cell number is very protected, and I'm sure this is a scam. Glad I didn't pick up either time.
A male's voice: "A non-working number at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh.", was the message I received, when I called back Feb 9, 2011. The original call was from frail woman's voice, asking if I could verify Brianna's date of birth. After a few of my loud What, Whats... she apologized, and said she was from Children's Hospital, and must have dialed the wrong number. OK, it's all up & up, Kosher, and with those isolated facts, totally innocous. EXCEPT, how long has Brianna been in the hospital? Got the same call on my cell phone over 3 months ago. At that call, Brianna was supposed to have been my granddaughter.
OK you slewths, whadda you think...????
No, not paranoia; Just curious & inquisitive.!!!!!!
This is the info I found associated with that phone number: Business Mailing Address:
3054 TERRACE ST PITTSBURGH, PA 15213-2406 US
Tel: 412-586-7486 Fax: --FYI
Primary Code Category/Description State License Number
Y 207LP3000X Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Anesthesiology
Pediatric Anesthesiology PA MD434572
Just to add to the mystery, the 412-692-5052 Children's Hospital non-working number - just called my cell a short time ago. Two minutes later, I received another call from a different number ending in 8125 - originating in Natrona Heights or Oakmont PA.
I called the first 5052 number - got the recording 'Non-Working Pittsburgh Children's Hospital number, then I called the other one you've provided for a doctor at Pittsburgh Children's Hosp. - it is not her (She's the one you listed above). I spoke directly with her at length - at the number you provided...She didn't originate these calls - nor did she know anything about it. A very nice lady by the way!
She gave me another number at Children's to call and I did. They were of no help but hey, I tried - HIPAA again... (I also was worried that some poor child was in Children's and that they might have been trying to call family so the responsibility existed for this to be ruled out.)
Shortly afterwards, I received another call from an Enhanced Recovery Corp -a Collection Agency searching for a party that -- I DO NOT KNOW. They showed on the caller ID as 800 Service and 800-390-7586. From everything I can dig up on them, they are unscrupulous and quite frequently violate the law in their collection agency efforts.
I'm beginning to think that the number in question here 412-692-5052 is not actually calling from Children's Hospital, but is in fact, Enhanced Recovery Corp. spoofing their 'calling from' numbers. Which by the way is illegal.
Enhanced Recovery Corp. must employ some nimrods that think that they are slick - but obviously they aren't that bright or they'd not be stupid enough to bring medical professionals into it. I hope to goodness that someone sues the britches off of them and if they do, I have some phone records that might be rather helpful in that pursuit. I am tired of these idiots calling me repeatedly over the last few months looking for someone that I have informed them that I do not know...they clearly are a bunch of moronic losers.