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Patient Logistics Center

One Call Does It All. Patient Transfers and Direct Admissions Are As Easy as 1, 2, 3

 

Patient Logistics Center

The Patient Logistics Center (PLC) at Broward Health is available to coordinate all transfers and direct admits within our network of hospitals. With just one brief call you can begin the process to direct admit a patient or request a patient transfer. The PLC is designed to provide a more efficient process for transfers into the Broward Health system by providing 24 hours, 7 days a week access to experienced transfer agents who will serve as your single point of contact coordinating the entire process.

24-Hour PLC Hotline

Local: 954.320.5720

Toll-Free: 833.BH.ACCEPTS (833.242.2237)

Fax: 954.320.5722

How to Transfer a Patient

Call our 24/7 hotline (954.320.5720) to speak with an experienced transfer center agent and provide the following information.

Please note: Requests for transfer will be evaluated based on the patient’s clinical condition, availability of resources and following all applicable patient transfer laws.

Transfer Process updates:

The team at the Broward Health Patient Logistics Center are available at any time, should questions arise during the transfer process.

The goal is to keep you informed of your patient’s status throughout the transfer process. The transfer specialists will provide as requested:

Patient Transfer Legal Notice

Access to Emergency Services

Except as otherwise provided by law, all medically necessary transfers shall be made to the geographically closest hospital with the service capability, unless another prior arrangement is in place or the geographically closest hospital is at service capacity. When the condition of a medically necessary transferred patient improves so that the service capability of the receiving hospital is no longer required, the receiving hospital may transfer the patient back to the transferring hospital and the transferring hospital shall receive the patient within its service capability. Florida Statute 395.1041(3)(e).