Transport Numbers
Call for immediate consultation, referral, and transport.
24-hour Obstetric HotlinesPrentice Women's Hospital (312) 472-0953
Evanston Hospital (847) 570-2222 Central DuPage Hospital (630) 933-7551 |
24-hour Neonatal HotlinesLurie Children's - Transports - (855) 587-4363, Select Option 1
Lurie Children's - Consultations - (855) 587-4363, Select Option 2 Prentice Women's Hospital (312) 472-1002 Evanston Hospital (847) 570-2244 Central DuPage Hospital (630) 933-6974 |
The Northwestern Perinatal Center is responsible for providing transport of all medically eligible perinatal patients requiring care at a Level III facility. Medical eligibility is determined by the perinatal center. Decisions relating to transports are made collaboratively based upon the clinical judgments of the referring and receiving physicians. Should the perinatal center not be able to accept a network patient for transport because of a lack of beds (obstetrical or neonatal), the center assumes responsibility for placing that patient at another facility capable of providing the appropriate level of care. Transportation of the patient remains the responsibility of the accepting Level lll facility. Decisions regarding composition of a transport team and mode of transport are determined collaboratively by the receiving and referring physicians and nurses. Transport team members may include paramedics, nurses and physicians.