Refer a Patient

How to Refer a Patient

• If you are unsure about whether to refer your patient, please call our clinical intake nurses at 206-987-2080, option 4.
• For urgent referrals, call the Provider-to-Provider Line at 206-987-7777 or, toll free, 877-985-4637.
• To locate or expedite a referral, call clinical intake coordinators at 206-987-2080, option 2.
• To refer to our Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program, see BMT referral guidelines.

Appointment availability

Updated November 2023.

We are accepting new referrals.

Referral requirements

Please submit a referral that is complete. This helps us schedule your patient’s appointment in a timely manner and ensure their first visit is smooth and productive. 

Please include:

• Service/specialty clinic requested
• Reason for referral: what is the clinical question for the specialist?
• If the referral is urgent (see within 4 weeks) or routine (next available)
• ICD-10 diagnosis – required
• Visit type:
  • New patient consult, transfer of care, second opinion or return visit/ongoing care
• ALL relevant clinical documents
  • Clinic notes
  • Medication history
  • Growth charts/curves
  • Lab reports
  • Pathology reports
  • Imaging and diagnostic reports (images can be uploaded to PowerShare)
  • Previous specialty evaluations
  • Previous operative reports, if available
• Patient’s full name, DOB, sex, address, guardian contact information and insurance
• Referring provider’s name, phone, fax and the referral coordinator’s email address so that we may contact you if additional information is needed
• Preferred clinic location
• If an interpreter is needed
• Any known barriers to performing a successful telehealth (video) visit with the family

Submit a referral

• New Appointment Request Form (PDF) (DOC)
• Step-by-step guide to submitting a referral
• New Patient Referral FAQ
• If imaging studies (CT, MRI, X-rays) have been done, upload to PowerShare or mail a disc to:

ATTN: CBDC Intake
Seattle Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
P.O. Box 5371, MB.8.501
Seattle, WA 98145-5005

Please call our clinical intake nurses if you need assistance: 206-987-2080, option 1.

Provider-to-provider communication

• For urgent clinical questions, defined as a clinical question that requires immediate attention due to its potential impact on patient health or safety but is not life-threatening, call our Provider-to-Provider line at 206-987-7777 or 877-985-4637 (toll-free) to speak to our on-call oncologist.
• If you are directing or transporting a patient to the Emergency Department or Urgent Care, please call Mission Control at 206-987-8899 or 866-987-8899 (toll-free).
• For non-urgent clinical questions, please consider submitting an eConsult. (Providers outside the state of Washington do not have access to eConsults and may call the Provider-to-Provider line and indicate they have a non-urgent clinical question for our on-call oncologist.)
• For co-management questions related to an existing problem for a shared patient, please send an InBasket message via EpicCare Link.
• If you would like to have one of our Cancer and Blood Disorders team members provide in-person or virtual education with your clinic, please contact our Physician Relations team to coordinate.

Learn more about managing your patients at Seattle Children's, including viewing your patient’s records.

Meet the Cancer and Blood Disorders team.

See our locations and contact information.

Resources for providers

• The Day 1 Talk With Families About Their Child’s Diagnosis
• Take a look inside our new outpatient facility for the Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and learn what makes Seattle Children’s one of the top pediatric cancer centers in the nation (video).