Quality Reports - Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery
US Referrals
Why we measure it - Research shows that physicians and hospitals that treat a large number of patients tend to provide a higher level care and have better outcomes for treatments and procedures.
What this means - Many patients and families from outside Wisconsin are choosing our care. This reflects families from outside our region are seeking our expertise, as the reputation of Children's Hospital of Wisconsin has grown nationally.
About the data - The map shows the states that Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery patients came from in 2008.
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What we're doing to provide the best care:
- We have a highly specialized Children's Transport Team available 24 hours a day to stabilize and transport seriously sick and injured infants and children to our center. More than 1,500 transports are provided each year.
- We offer the Family Accommodations Program to help make travel arrangements and coordinate appointments for families traveling to our center from a long distance.
- We will be adding inpatient beds with the hospital expansion and increasing our recovery, consultation and waiting rooms at our Surgicenter location. Both expansions are due for completion in spring 2009.
- Referring physicians can quickly access our specialists for consultation or transport 24 hours a day by calling our physician referral line at (800) 266-0366.
- We offer fellowship training programs in pediatric surgery and surgical critical care, as well as provide training in pediatric surgery to general surgical residents from the Medical College of Wisconsin and postgraduate physician assistants.
Patients/Families:
- If you cannot keep a scheduled appointment, please call Central Scheduling at (877) 607-5280 or (414) 607-5280 as soon as possible to reschedule so another child can be seen.
- Arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment so we can gather needed information from you before you see the doctor.
- Check with your insurance provider before your visit to see if a referral is needed to see a specialist at Children's Hospital.
Referring physicians:
- Fill out and fax a referral form prior to sending the patient to Children's Hospital for outpatient ancillary services or a specialty clinic visit.
- Forward any pertinent patient documentation, including test results, to the specialty physician's office prior to the patient's visit.
If you have questions about this data or information, e-mail us or call (414) 266-6726.
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