To help streamline patient transfers, we ask that you provide the following at the time of call:
- Patient demographics
- Diagnosis
- Medical services required
- Patient’s current medical condition
- Contact information for the current attending physician
- Current location of patient
We also need:
- Appropriate insurance authorization
- A copy of the patient’s medical record and a discharge summary to accompany the patient during transfer
- Copies of all radiology exams (x-ray, CT, MRI, angiograms, etc.) to accompany the patient during transfer.
Stony Brook Medicine Patient Transfer Center