Referring Patients to Carle
Physicians can refer most patients to Carle Clinic Association and Carle
Foundation Hospital by using the toll-free Physician Access Line (PAL).
Through the PAL, an RN is available 24/7 to assist with your
admission/transfer needs. You can also initiate this process by faxing
the completed Same Day Admit/Transfer Request Form.
Outpatient Appointment Scheduling and Consultations
Our scheduling center specialists will assist with your appointment and
consultation needs at Carle Clinic Association. After you or your staff
provides the necessary patient information for appointment scheduling, the
scheduling center specialist will:
- Orchestrate the appointment or consultation that you have requested.
This can be done while the patient is at your office. Or if you prefer,
the scheduling center specialist will call the patient so they may
coordinate the appointment with their personal calendar.
- Confirm appointment details with you and your patient.
- Provide any additional information necessary to prepare the patient
for the appointment.
The scheduling center specialist can also arrange for a telephone
consultation with a Carle physician if you prefer.
Our Scheduling Center is available to meet your needs Monday-Friday, 7:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. You or your staff may also initiate this process by faxing
the completed Consultation Appointment Request Form to the above number.
Inpatient Direct Admissions or Transfers
An RN will facilitate your patient’s direct admission and/or transfer to
Carle Foundation Hospital. The RN will:
- Coordinate with the house officer for appropriate bed placement for
your patient.
- Contact the appropriate accepting physician to connect with you via a
conference call.
- Stay on the telephone line during the conference call to gather
additional information to
- Facilitate the patient admission/transfer.
- Accept admission orders to transmit to the hospital unit receiving the
patient to expedite care delivery, if the admitting physician prefers this
to calling the floor direct.
- Continue to update you on the status of delayed or more complex
admissions/transfers.
There are other numbers to call for:
- Airlife air medical transport
- Maternal Consultation, Referral and Transport
- Neonatal Consultation, Referral and Transport
To get the PAL number and other referring numbers, contact a Regional
Outreach Professional at (217) 383-3206.
Following Your Hospitalized Patients
Carle Foundation Hospital offers referring physicians an on-line way to
track their hospitalized patients. Using the Physician Portal,
physicians can login to view current status of their patients and any
hospital notes associated with them.
Contact Regional Outreach to request your password.
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