Outpatient consultation and referral

The Stanford Adult PH program seeks to partners with referring physicians to ensure the best possible care for patients who need specialized health services. To refer the patient to Stanford for an in-person consultation, adult patients will be seen in the Chest Clinic at Stanford Hospital.

• New Patient Referrals
  For new patient referrals and appointments please call: send a referral to the Stanford Healthcare Referral Center.  Please mark the referral to the Chest Clinic / Pulmonary Hypertension department.
  
• Stanford Healthcare Referral Center: (650) 723-5462
  At the request of the referring physician, patients with severe symptoms despite empiric therapy may be admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at Stanford. Treatment recommendations and follow-up care are developed through close collaboration with the referring physician.
  
• For inpatient consultations and transfers, contact our Transfer Center: (800) 800-1551. The Transfer Center can arrange a discussion with the on-call Pulmonary Hypertension specialist to determine the best treatment facility to render the most appropriate care for the patient.

Inter-hospital transfer of critical patients

The transfer of critically ill patients  can also be arranged through the Stanford Transfer Center. The medical transport program, which is partner to Life Flight can be called to assist in patient transport.

Inpatient management

Once at Stanford the inpatient management of patients is provided by the pulmonary vascular disease service and includes physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, case managers, pharmacists and a highly skilled inpatient nursing staff.