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Emergency Room Referral

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Office-Hours

  • Ask RN or LPN to call Hunter Ambulance: 631-777-5600
  • Place order in Epic: "Amb Ref to ED" or "Referral to ED". Complete the three required fields in the order (See attached screenshot below)
  • Give a copy of the face sheet and your note to the transportation team.
  • If the patient is critically ill or ETA for Hunter is too long, consider calling 911
  • Additional phone numbers if you are worried about a patient eloping who you are sending to ED or other concerns: Charge RN: 646-537-8867 Physician Admin on Call: 929-658-9025 (they can also alert the triage RN/charge RN)

ED referral Process

After-Hours

Transfer to ERs: call 911