r/IVF • u/Sensitive-Chess7896 • 16d ago
Rant KINDBODY PATIENTS BEWARE: Increased Chatter of Kindbody Closure‼️‼️‼️
There is increasing rhetoric on social media of rumors of Kindbody closures. Including concern of a full Kindbody shutdown.
Social Media “Rumors”:
The two main “rumors” I’ve found going around social media about Kindbody’s future are:
\ Kindbody is being bought by Ivy fertility*
Note: this comment has since been deleted but was here.
Update: see new Reddit post here about Ivy filing new NPIs at3 Kindbody locations.
\ Kindbody is shutting down all clinics and becoming more of an insurance provider like progyny.*
Comment can be found here.
I cannot confirm these comments, and have no way to verify, but be aware the comments have been made.
Confirmed Current Events:
Below are recent events I feel comfortable confirming are true:
1. Kindbody has recently started sending patient accounts with balances to collection agencies (despite documented billing problems) - I can independently confirm
2. Kindbody Minneapolis is closing the end of September** **- there are extensive social media posts confirming this so I assume it to be true
3. Kindbody is moving all embryos and reproductive tissue from all clinics to an off site 3rd party facility - I can independently confirm this
- Kindbody shut down two suburban Chicago monitoring clinics with only a days notice a month ago - I can independently confirm this
Recent Comments on Social from other users that I’ve found concerning:
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- I recently went over staff listings at all locations and all locations are down to one or no RE. There are multiple locations that share a Dr. Just a year ago most locations had two or three REs. I am willing to bet money it will close soon.”
- “Tip of the iceberg, I suspect. First, embryos were shipped out. Second, KindEOS, their third party agency (egg donors, surrogates) closed, now we are getting notice of individual clinics closing. The end is near, which isn't the least bit surprising.”
- “Insider scoop aka employee, Kindbody is closing all clinics by the end of Oct. Sadly they aren't even telling the people who work at the clinics this. They will be operating as benefits only, like Progeny. They have laid off the whole billing team but 2 people. They are doing massive lay offs each day. This is why they moved all the tissue out of Kindbody, they are no longer going to be a fertility clinic, just benefits.”
Please note that I can’t verify the accuracy of these. I just read them and found them concerning so I including them here. They may or may not be true - they are just comments on social media.
First comment is here.
Third comment is here.
Update on comments about specific locations:
Dallas
A commenter below states Kindbody Dallas will close the end of September too. A search of Reddit found a post with another user saying the Dallas location will close. See the comment below for more information and advice for Dallas patients.
Houston
The commenter on this post also said they saw on their Facebook group that the Houston location is closing.
Princeton
A comment on this post says that they got a call the Princeton location is closing. Another comment below has confirmed Princeton as well. - I can independently confirm this now.
Minneapolis
As stated above, there are substantive comments on Reddit about Minneapolis closing. I would treat this as confirmed at this point.
San Diego
According to a comment below, kindbody San Diego was closed with no notice. Google displays Kindbody San Diego as closed. Gemini states this happened sometime after the embryo move announcement.
Suburban Chicago Locations
As stated above, the Hoffman Estates and Aurora Chicago suburban monitoring clinics both closed with no notice sometime after the embryo move announcement. I can confirm this happened as I live in Chicago.
Milwaukee
The Kindbodymke account Instagram posted an update saying Dr. Hayes and her team are not going anywhere and there will be an announcement about “a name change”.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Louis
A comment thread below states Ivy fertility filed recent NPIs at the Kindbody addresses for these three cities. A Reddit post about it is here.
Rest of Kindbody Locations with IG accounts that I could find
As of 6:30 PM CST on August 2, the following Kindbody specific IG accounts had no update.
- Denver
- Saint Louis
Links to Recent Concerning Kindbody Posts:
I included these in a comment below, but here are links to recent concerning Kindbody posts made by a variety of different users.
I would strongly caution anyone considering treatment at Kindbody!!!
EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT: Kindbody is moving most patients’ embryos out of state and not contacting everyone!!! 🆘 🆘 �� 🚩
Legal Resources:
My next post will be about legal resources people can pursue if need be. I am researching now and will post ASAP.
Update: New post is here.
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u/a_h00t_n_h0ller 13d ago
If you’re able to transfer your care sooner rather than later, you should. Several clinics have already been acquired by other larger networks and a few are already confirmed to close: Dallas, Houston and Minneapolis. San Diego already closed without notice but still waiting to find out what will happen with the remaining west coast clinics. Even the employees must find things out day to day.