The Patient Placement Unit will facilitate all patient transfer requests to Nebraska Medicine - Bellevue.
Please Contact Us When You Need to:
- Transfer a patient from your emergency department to Nebraska Medicine - Bellevue for an inpatient stay
- Transfer a patient from your hospital inpatient bed to Nebraska Medicine - Bellevue 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 and 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
Our Goals Are:
- To provide comprehensive service for physicians wishing to transfer a patient to Nebraska Medicine - Bellevue
- To use a multidisciplinary approach to quickly evaluate transfers
- To expedite appropriate patient transfers
To Request the Transfer of a Patient to Nebraska Medicine - Bellevue
- Call 800.258.0029
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