One Call Does it All –

North Fulton Hospital Offers One Call Transfer Center

            North Fulton Hospital launches its One Call Transfer Center this month.  This program will serve to increase community access to tertiary care services in the North Fulton area.

            The new One Call Transfer service will streamline the patient transfer process through a single customer service conduit.  It will be available 24-hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week.

Why a Transfer Center?

The One Call Transfer Center will get emergent patients into appropriate North Fulton tertiary care with just one phone call.  By calling 1-877-704-0004, the referring hospital is put in contact with an experienced transfer coordinator who will get the patient transferred or admitted quickly and efficiently.

The One Call Transfer Center handles the complete transfer process, including:

• Consultation with the accepting physician specialists
• Arranging for a patient bed
• Communicating with nursing
• Arranging for patient transport (ground or air)
• And all other transfer needs.

North Fulton Hospital is proud to be a leader in the care of Trauma and Stroke.  As both a state designated Level II Adult Trauma Center and Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center, NFH is prepared to care for your patients' needs.  For more information about emergency services at North Fulton Hospital, visit www.nfultonhospital.com.

            Contact the One Call Transfer Center by calling 1.877.704.0004.  Visit www.NFultonHospital.com/OneCall for answers to additional questions you may have.

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North Fulton Hospital (NFH), part of Tenet Georgia, is a 202-bed, acute-care hospital located on Highway 9, Alpharetta Highway, in Roswell.  Opened in 1983, NFH serves North Fulton and surrounding counties through its team of over 1000 employees, 400 staff physicians and 200 volunteers.  NFH is a state-designated Level II trauma center and provides a continuum of services through its centers and programs, including neurosciences, women’s health services, orthopedics, rehabilitation, surgical services, gastroenterology and oncology.  The hospital is fully accredited and also is certified as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.