Beginning Aug. 27, 2013, WellStar will implement the initial phase of a new, one-call Transfer Center that provides more effective management of patient transfers into all WellStar hospitals.
To ensure our patients receive the best care experience, it is vital they arrive to their point of care as quickly and safely as possible. The new Transfer Center will establish a streamlined, one-call referral process for physicians and hospitals throughout metro Atlanta and northwest Georgia.
WellStar is contracting with DirectCall, a division of Air Methods, to create the new center, which will manage all patient transfers both between WellStar facilities as well as externally. The initial phase of the program focuses solely on transfers between WellStar facilities. Plans call for the program to be expanded this fall to include all area hospitals. DirectCall currently partners with WellStar on patient air transports.
The new Transfer Center will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling 1-855-WELL888.
This important project takes WellStar one step closer to fulfilling our vision of delivering world-class healthcare.
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