Patient Transfers

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
• 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:

• Call 800.258.0029 to request the transfer

• Trauma: To request the transfer of an adult or pediatric trauma patient, call 402.559.2337

• Make sure you have the following information available:
  • Patient name
  • Date of birth (DOB)
  • Facility name
  • Physician's name and phone number
  • Current level of care
  • Current vitals and time taken
  • Current labs

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

• Call 800.258.0029 and ask to speak to the Acute Stroke Team attending on call

• Download the Patient Transfer Document

• Access the assessment and documentation forms 

To request a maternal consultation or transport

• Call 800.557.5589

To request a neonatal consultation

• 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).

To request the transfer of a transplant patient

• 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

• Call 800.922.0000