Consultants & Admissions
Last verified: not yet completed — replace this line with the date the department checked the numbers below.
What each hospital can generally admit
Section titled “What each hospital can generally admit”“Generally able to admit” means the service that will usually take the patient from the emergency department. It is a starting point for the phone call, not a guarantee — the accepting physician makes the call on the day.
Methodist
Section titled “Methodist”| Service | Generally admits? | First call |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiology | ||
| Neurologic / stroke | ||
| General surgery | ||
| Orthopaedics | ||
| Critical care / ICU | ||
| Obstetrics | ||
| Pediatrics | ||
| Behavioral health | ||
| Interventional radiology |
Methodist West
Section titled “Methodist West”| Service | Generally admits? | First call |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiology | ||
| Neurologic / stroke | ||
| General surgery | ||
| Orthopaedics | ||
| Critical care / ICU | ||
| Obstetrics | ||
| Pediatrics | ||
| Behavioral health | ||
| Interventional radiology |
Lutheran
Section titled “Lutheran”| Service | Generally admits? | First call |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiology | ||
| Neurologic / stroke | ||
| General surgery | ||
| Orthopaedics | ||
| Critical care / ICU | ||
| Obstetrics | ||
| Pediatrics | ||
| Behavioral health | ||
| Interventional radiology |
Transferring a patient to quaternary care
Section titled “Transferring a patient to quaternary care”- How to transfer a patient to quaternary care — Nebraska Medicine, Mayo Clinic, and University of Iowa: who to call, and what they need before you call.
Call workflow for each hospital
Section titled “Call workflow for each hospital”- Methodist — call workflow — which calls to make, in what order, for each patient type and specialist.
- Methodist West — call workflow
- Lutheran — call workflow