Please Contact Us When You Need to:
- Transfer a patient from your emergency department to Nebraska Medicine for an inpatient stay
- Transfer a patient from your hospital inpatient bed to Nebraska Medicine inpatient bed
The Patient Placement Unit Staff Will:
- Triage your call to the appropriate physician by asking you the following questions:
- Would you like to transfer to a specific physician or service?
- Would you prefer an academic or private physician group?
- Complete the details necessary for admission
- Coordinate& expedite nursing unit and bed arrangements for the patient
- Partner with you to gather necessary paperwork to complete the transfer process
- Contact you when a bed has been assigned
- Partner with the transport service to provide support & guidance en route to Nebraska Medicine
To Request the Transfer of a Patient to Nebraska Medicine
To Transfer an Acute STEMI Patient
- Call the STEMI hotline at 402.552.3444
- Fax EKG to 402.559.6205
- Access the STEMI transfer checklist
To Transfer an Acute Stroke Patient
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Call 800.258.0029 and ask to speak to the Acute Stroke Team attending on call
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Access the assessment and documentation forms
To Request a Maternal Consultation or Transport
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Call 800.557.5589
To Request a Neonatal Consultation or Transport
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Call 888.559.4442
- The perinatal obstetricians at Nebraska Medicine collaborate with physician throughout the area to help manage a variety of high risk conditions including premature labor, premature rupture of membranes and all other maternal high risk conditions.
- The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit offers state-of-the-art technology including procedure rooms for on-site surgery and extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
- In consultation with a neonatologist, babies are transported by helicopter or ambulance in partnership with LifeNet. The transport team includes registered nurses specifically trained in stabilization and transport and are certified in S.T.A.B.L.E® and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).
To Request the Transfer of an Adult or Pediatric Trauma Patient
- Call 402.559.6637
To Request the Transfer of a Transplant Patient
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Call 800.401.4444
For a Physician to Physician Consultation
Please call the Medical Call Center when you would like to consult with one of our physicians.
- Call 877.647.7497
The Medical Call Center:
- Provides 24-hour physician consultation service
- Will ask a series of brief questions to expedite transfer to the appropriate physician / practice group
To Refer a Patient to a Specialist for Outpatient Consultation
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Call 800.922.0000