Referring a Patient

Cardiology

To refer a new patient to the SIU/Prairie Cardiovascular Clinic, please call our office at 217/545-0185.
In-patient consultation is available at Memorial Medical Center through the SIU/Prairie Cardiology service between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m weekdays. Please be sure to indicate to the hospital staff that you would like an SIU Cardiology consult or call 545-0185. For inpatient consult requests between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. and weekends or holidays, please contact the Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants physician on call at 788-0706.

Dermatology

Our Dermatology Clinic takes patient referrals for all types of skin ailments. We are located on the 2nd floor of the SIU Clinics Building at 751 N. Rutledge. To refer a patient to the SIU Dermatology Clinic, please call 217/545-3821.

Endocrinology

For outpatient services, the office of the referring physician should contact the clinic appointment desk at 545-0182 and state that they are making an Endocrinology referral. Our clinic is located on the 2nd floor of the SIU Clinics Building at 751 N. Rutledge.

In-patient consultations are available at both Memorial Medical Center and St. John’s Hospital by calling 217/545-0160 weekdays 8:00 to 4:30. For after hours, have the hospital staff page the resident on call for Endocrinology.

Gastroenterology

Contact the GI office at 545-0173 and provide the following information:

Patient demographics

Insurance information

Has the patient seen a GI doctor in the past? If yes, please provide all old records.

Diagnosis/reason for referral along with any and all tests, labs and procedures done in relation to patients ailment

Most recent H&P and medicine list

Once the GI office receives all of the above information, they will make the appointment based on clinic availability.

Appointments will not be made for new patients unless a call is received from the referring physician office.

If a patient has been previously seen, but is presenting a new problem/diagnosis, the patient will need a new referral to the GI office.

General Internal Medicine

Outpatient: Physicians in the Department of General Internal Medicine welcome new adult patients seeking a primary care provider. To establish care with one of our physicians contact our clinic at 217-545-0182. We accept most insurance plans and care for uninsured patients. The reception staff will assist you in making an appointment.

Inpatient: The Department of General Internal Medicine also provides a Hospitalist service at St. John’s Hospital and Memorial Medical Center. If you are a physician requesting a transfer of your patient to one of our Hospitalists, please contact the switchboard operator at St. John’s (217-544-6464) or Memorial Medical Center (217-788-3000). We, in turn, can enlist the appropriate subspecialty help if needed.

Hematology/Oncology

The referring physician's office should call the SIU Hematology/Oncology office at 217/545-5817 with the appropriate patient information.

The physician's office should then send the patient's records by mail (preferred) to PO Box 19678, Springfield, IL, 62794, or with the patient.

Infectious Diseases

For outpatient services, the office of the referring physician should contact the Infectious Diseases nursing staff at 545-9537 or 545-9346 to explain the urgency of the referral.

Medicine Psychiatry

For outpatient services, the office of the referring physician should contact the Medicine Psychiatry nursing staff at 545-8075 to explain the urgency of the referral.

Nephrology

To refer a patient to the CIKD outpatient clinic, or for an in-patient consultation, please call our office at 544-5100.

Pulmonary

For outpatient services, the office of the referring physician should contact the clinic appointment desk at 545-0182 and state that they are making an Pulmonary referral. Our clinic is located on the lower level of the SIU Clinics Building at 751 N. Rutledge.

In-patient consultations are available at both Memorial Medical Center and St. John’s Hospital by calling 217/545-0187 weekdays 8:00 to 4:30. For after hours, call 545-8000 to page the Pulmonary fellow on the consult service.

Rheumatology

For outpatient services, the office of the referring physician should contact the clinic appointment desk at 545-0182 and state that they are making a referral.

For inpatient/consult services, the referring physician should contact the Rheumatology office at 545-0184 with all necessary patient information.

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