To refer a patient to a specialty service, call the Access Center at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. The center is a single point of access for all inpatient and outpatient pediatric services, including neonatal, pediatric and maternal care.
Phone: (877) 822-4453 or (877) UC-CHILD
Inpatient Fax: (415) 353-1323
Outpatient Fax: (415) 353-4485
Our Physician Liaison Service helps provide access to our doctors and medical services. Referral liaisons can expedite the process, help you obtain follow-up information and help resolve difficulties you may experience. Referral liaisons also are available to visit referring doctors, medical groups and health plans to provide more information.
To contact our 24-hour Physician Liaison Service, please call:
Phone: (800) 444-2559
Fax: (415) 353-4395
Email: referral.center@ucsfmedctr.org
To locate a doctor, please visit our Physician Directory.
For care coordination, discharge planning or utilization review, please call:
Pediatric Care Coordination
Phone: (415) 353-2655
Pediatric Social Work
Phone: (415) 353-2655
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital has contracts with many preferred provider organizations (PPOs) to provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care. We also have contracts with many health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to provide specialized inpatient and outpatient care.
If there is a contract in place, please follow the authorization procedure required by the plan when referring patients to us.
If you would like to know if we have an existing agreement with a health plan or HMO or if you would like to discuss arrangements for a new contract with us, please call Health Plan Services:
Phone: (415) 353-4537
Fax: (415) 353-4398
If you would like to refer a patient who resides outside the United States, please call our International Services:
Phone: (415) 353-8489
Fax: (415) 353-8603
Email: international@ucsfmedctr.org
For maternal, neonatal and pediatric transfers and tranport please call:
Access Center
Phone: (877) UC-CHILD or (877) 822-4453
For information regarding referrals, lodging arrangements for family and friends or other general information, please contact our Physician Referral Service:
Physician Referral Service
Phone: (888) 689-UCSF
Email: referral.center@ucsfmedctr.org
For information regarding our outreach services throughout Northern California, please call:
Phone: (415) 353-1574
Access Center
Phone: (877) 822-4453
Physician Liaison Service
Phone: (800) 444-2559
Fax: (415) 353-4395
Email
Physician Referral Directory
Print listings by specialty.
For the most current information, see our online Find a Doctor directory.
