Bloom OB/GYN — Local services in Washington

I waited for an appointment with Dr. Loveland for 4 months. Bloom practice was recommended to me by two friends who are long-term patients of other doctors at the practice, and I waited patiently for the appointment, excited at the prospect of finding a good doctor to help me navigate pregnancy, as my partner and I recently decided to have a baby. I have a couple of health issues that could potentially cause complications down the line, so I chose the practice carefully. Bloom was recommended as a highly caring and professional environment, where doctors take their time with the patients and offer individualized care.

Dr. Loveland provided the worst doctor-patient experience I have ever had. I am not an overly emotional person and I’m not a high maintenance client, but I walked out of Dr. Loveland’s office in tears.

Dr. Loveland was unfriendly, impatient, condescending, and plain old rude. I came in well prepared for my first ever pre-pregnancy appointment, I had a list of questions written down, medications with me to ask questions about, well researched family history of various diseases, and details on my pre-existing conditions. After about three minutes of Dr. Loveland’s presence in the room I realized that I would not be asking even half of the questions that I had prepared and that I would not be coming back. I had a hard time not crying right in front of her because of the way that she was reacting to everything I was saying. She made me feel stupid, unprepared, and as if I was wasting her precious time. She was also extremely condescending to me for having started trying to have a baby before having an appointment with a doctor.

Dr. Loveland’s behavior was unprofessional and completely unacceptable. This is especially given the fact that she is the main face of the practice. I will never know if she was just having a bad day or if there was something about me that rubbed her the wrong way before she even walked into the room, and I don’t care. I agree with several of the other reviewers, and their reviews describe my experience almost exactly. When a woman makes the decision to have a child - arguably the most important of life’s decisions - a condescending careless attitude from a new doctor is the last thing she needs.

As a side note, everyone else at the practice was absolutely lovely, from the receptionist to the phlebotomist, to the manager. I called the manager a couple of days after the appointment to inform her of Dr. Loveland’s completely inappropriate behavior, and, after apologizing profusely, she promised that this would be brought to the attention of all the doctors at the next meeting. I really hope Dr. Loveland changes her attitude to new patients.

Since then, I visited Dr. Safran at Capital Women’s Care (a practice I went to for many years, but my regular obgyn retired this summer). He was incredibly helpful and kind. I am so happy I found a good doctor and that I feel...

I went to Bloom OBGYN for all my prenatal appointments and used their team for my delivery at Sibley Hospital. While some of the providers were fantastic, my experience with Dr. Scott Osmun was absolutely horrific.

When I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, Dr. Osmun was incredibly negative, relying on scare tactics and outdated data rather than providing balanced, evidence-based guidance. When I asked him to send me literature to support his claims, he couldn’t—or simply didn’t. Instead of offering support, he made an already stressful diagnosis even more overwhelming.

Unfortunately, I ended up delivering with him as well, and the experience was just as frustrating. He insisted a C-section was inevitable because I wasn’t progressing fast enough. I requested a few more hours with my doula (most doulas refuse to work with Bloom because of Dr. Osmun), and we used positional techniques—something he completely dismissed—to help labor progress. Sure enough, I was able to fully dilate to 10 cm. Then, he insisted I would need forceps or a vacuum because my baby was hitting my pelvic bone. Again, we asked for more time, and I was able to deliver my baby without intervention.

Instead of allowing me the standard 30 minutes to deliver my placenta naturally, Dr. Osmun immediately performed a manual extraction, a painful and unnecessary intervention. His priority seemed to be rushing the process rather than respecting my body’s ability to do what it needed.

In appointments, he was condescending and dismissive, treating me like I was an uninformed mother who knew nothing—despite my background in health. His attitude, coupled with his outdated approach to care, made me feel unheard and disregarded.

That being said, I absolutely loved Dr. Abdalla, Lauren Gordon, and Clare Heintzelman. They provided compassionate, thoughtful care, and I truly appreciated their expertise. However, no matter how great they are, the risk of ending up with Dr. Osmun again has made me switch practices.

Another issue with Bloom OBGYN is their annual $100 fee, which feels classist and unnecessary for a practice already profiting from patient care.

Overall, while some of the doctors here are excellent, my experience with Dr. Osmun was enough to make me leave the practice entirely. If you’re considering Bloom, be mindful of which...

I had inquired with Bloom OBGYN about becoming a new patient when I became pregnant with my first child after trying to conceive for almost two years. I had initally started going to my OBGYN in Arlington as I had gone to them for my yearly check ups for many years. My husband and I both decided that we wanted to find an office that was closer to where we lived in DC, so I called Bloom OBGYN as it was listed on my insurance provider's website. When I initially called, they mentioned that it was a two week waiting period to determine whether I would be accepted as a new patient. I've never heard of this before, but I agreed. After 4 weeks, I called to check in as they said that the request was still with their scheduling team and they would get back to me soon. It has now been over 7 weeks since I first called, and I once again checked in on the status. They said they would "review me as a patient" (they had no information from me except my name, number, and current obgyn), and would get back to me within the hour. When that didn't happen, I wasn't surprised. They then called me back 24 hours later to tell me that they were unable to accept me as a patient because they were booked for November (my due date). If they were already booked, I would've appreciated them telling me this SEVEN weeks ago. On top of this, their office staff has bad customer service. I work in the healthcare industry in the quality space and I know what quality healthcare is, so Bloom OBGYN is severely lacking. This is not only a bad business practice, but truly reflects their quality of care. Honestly at this point, my husband and I decided that even if they were to accept me as a patient, we wouldn't have decided to move forward with this practice as their lack of follow up and disorganization was a bad first impression. I would caution anyone from considering Bloom OBGYN for your...