One-Call Admissions/
Physician-to-Physician Referral Line

928 773-2458 or 1 800 853-2313
Fax: 928 773-2459

Our goal is to streamline admissions to Flagstaff Medical Center and facilitate communications between physicians. We have heard your concerns, and improved our services to better meet the needs of referring physicians and patients.

  • Call us 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week

  • Staffed by registered nurses

  • Handles all admissions and transfers to Flagstaff Medical Center

  • Order-writing is provided for easier processing

  • We prefer to speak with the physician ordering tests

Please have the following information ready when you call:

  • Patient’s name, age and date of birth

  • Diagnosis

  • Admission location

Inpatient and observation admissions

  • Take initial patient information and make appropriate bed
    assignment

  • Transcribe orders for admission

  • Assist in arranging for testing prior to bed placement

  • Hospitalist services are contacted through One-Call Admissions

Referrals from outlying facilities

  • Facilitate physician-to-physician consultations with specialists for
    physicians from other institutions

  • Arrange for transfer of patient for admission or diagnostic
    procedures (Does not include flight or ground arrangements.)

  • Facilitate communication for outlying physician with other departments within FMC

  • Facilitate communication between outlying institutions and FMC
    nursing staff

  • Provide follow-up communication with outlying physicians about
    their patients

In-house transfers and transfers to Rehabilitation units

  • Initial notification of transfer orders/Rehab consultations

  • Routing of transfer and patient care orders to appropriate unit

Outpatient Diagnostic Procedures

  • Facilitate communication with Radiology, Endoscopy and other outpatient procedure areas for outlying patients

  • Facilitate appropriate patient observation, medical and nursing,
    while patient is at FMC for procedure

Trauma Services
All trauma patients can be referred to FMC through the One-Call Admissions/Physician-to-Physician Referral Line, and are accepted by the emergency physician on duty, 24-hours-a-day. Trauma specialists will be consulted by the emergency physician according to patient need. There is no requirement to contact the specialty surgeon directly, unless the referring physician desires.

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