Patient Transfer Center, VMFH Transfer Center | VMFH
VMFH Transfer Center
The Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Transfer Center is your trusted and reliable partner to seamlessly connect your patients to our network of world-class care teams, 24/7.
Call 1-866-341-VMFH (
1-866-341-8634
) and then select "1" for Virginia Mason Medical Center or "2" for all other hospitals).
To transfer
emergent acute stroke patients
(<24 hours from stroke symptom onset) to Virginia Mason Medical Center, please dial
844-220-4673
In order to transfer a patient, we will need the following information:
Referring provider’s name, contact number, and facility
Patient’s demographic information, diagnosis, requested level of care needed, and medical specialty requested
Our Transfer Center is staffed around the clock by highly-skilled registered nurses who will:
Facilitate the necessary physician consults to assess patient condition and coordinate a safe care handoff
Collect and document clinical information and prepare to receive the patient
Facilitate the electronic transfer of images
Keep you informed of the status of your transfer request
Trauma transfer information
Our Level II Trauma Center at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma accepts trauma transfers from EMS and hospitals inside and outside of our system in accordance with protocol, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Learn more about trauma services
Please call the trauma transfer line at
(855) 872-8626
(855-TRAUMA6)
to request a transfer to St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma. The trauma transfer line is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calls are answered by a transfer specialist.
If possible, please be prepared to provide the following information when requesting a trauma transfer.
Is this a trauma transfer or consult?
Patient information including, name, age, date of birth, sex
Name of transferring hospital
Emergency department provider’s name
Mechanism of injury
List of primary injuries
Is the patient intubated?
Have they been hypotensive?
Have they received a blood transfusion?
Has there been any decline in their GCS?
Is the patient on anticoagulants?
Have images been pushed?
Did you activate trauma at your facility?
Patient information requested for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Trauma Transfer Center
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