Referrals & Transfers

To refer a patient to the Sleep Disorders Center, please use our Referral form. The form should be faxed to 860.545.5080.

Patient Transfers - Patient Transfer Center

One call to the Hartford Hospital Transfer Center. A nurse will initiate the transfer process and ask for the following information:

Referring hospital name and phone number
Referring physician name and number
Patient name, age, diagnosis, and type of specialty care or service equested.
Insurance, eligibility, and authorization for transfer. (Note: This verification is waived for all patients who meet EMTALA criteria)

A physician calls the Transfer Center expressing interest in transferring a patient to Hartford Hospital.
The nurse at the Hartford Hospital Patient Transfer Center locates the appropriate Hartford Hospital attending physician on call and facilitates a recorded conference call among the referring doctor, accepting doctor and a Transfer Center nurse to establish a clinical picture.
A final decision on acceptance is based on overall capacity, census, OR cases, trauma and other pending transfers.

Transfer of trauma patients and other patients with emergency medical conditions are facilitated 24 hours a day
Non-emergent transfers are managed on a case-by-case basis.
Coordination of Transportation
The Hartford Hospital Patient Transfer Center can help you arrange:
Air ambulance Specialty transport: IABP, LVAD, high-risk OB
Ground ambulance: BLS, ALS, CCT