Refer a patient

Refer your patient and their family to a pediatric specialist at Studer Family Children’s Hospital and Nemours Children’s Health in Northwest Florida.

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Refer a patient

Your patients and families can expect compassionate, personalized care from the moment our specialists connect with them. Our pediatric specialists start by listening to fully understand the child and family’s needs and to develop an individualized care plan.

To refer your patient to a pediatric specialist at Studer Family Children’s Hospital and Nemours Children’s Health, start by selecting a specialty:

  • Adolescent medicine
    To make a doctor referral, request an appointment for your patients through Nemours Children's e-referral.
  • Audiology

    To make a doctor referral, please call 850-416-1426 or fax a referral to 850-416-1427.

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  • Autism care

    To make a doctor referral, please fax a referral form and prescription to 850-416-7776.

  • Cancer and blood disorders
    To make a doctor referral, request an appointment for your patients through Nemours Children's e-referral.
  • Cardiology
    To make a doctor referral, request an appointment for your patients through Nemours Children's e-referral.
  • Ear, nose and throat
    To make a doctor referral, request an appointment for your patients through Nemours Children's e-referral.
  • ECMO

    Studer Family Children’s Hospital provides ECMO support for children across Northwest Florida. If you have a patient who could benefit from ECMO, our transport team can assist in moving your patient to a higher level of care. We can start ECMO support where your patient is. Then, our team transports your patient to Studer Family Children’s Hospital by land or air – while providing ECMO support during the transfer. Our experienced transport team includes nurses who specialize in ECMO and respiratory therapists.

    Early consultation can help you know when to refer your patient for ECMO. If you have questions or need to transfer a patient to the ECMO program at Studer Family Children’s Hospital, please call 1-866-512-2244.

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  • Endocrinology and diabetes
    To make a doctor referral, request an appointment for your patients through Nemours Children's e-referral.
  • Gastroenterology
    To make a doctor referral, request an appointment for your patients through Nemours Children's e-referral.
  • Hospital medicine

    If you are a pediatrician and your patient needs admission, we help coordinate your patient’s care while they are in the hospital. While your patient is in our care, we keep you informed by providing records and updates. To transfer your patient’s care to a hospitalist at Studer Family Children’s Hospital, please call 850-416-5323.

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  • Infusion services

    To refer a patient, please fax referrals to 850-416-4109.

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  • Nephrology
    To make a doctor referral, request an appointment for your patients through Nemours Children's e-referral.
  • Neurology
    To make a doctor referral, request an appointment for your patients through Nemours Children's e-referral.
  • Neurosurgery
    To make a doctor referral, request an appointment for your patients through Nemours Children's e-referral.
  • NICU

    The NICU at Studer Family Children’s Hospital provides care for babies throughout Northwest Florida. We have a dedicated neonatal transport team to bring critically ill babies directly to a higher level of care – whether by ambulance, helicopter or plane. Led by a neonatologist, our neonatal transport team has the specialized skills and advanced technology needed to care for babies while they are being transported.

    To transfer a patient to the NICU at Studer Family Children’s Hospital, call 850-416-4500.

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  • Optometry and ophthalmology
    To make a doctor referral, request an appointment for your patients through Nemours Children's e-referral.
  • Orthopedics
    To make a doctor referral, request an appointment for your patients through Nemours Children's e-referral.
  • PICU

    Our PICU provides care for children throughout Northwest Florida. We have a dedicated pediatric transport team to bring children directly to a higher level of care in the PICU. Our transport team has the specialized skills and advanced technology to care for children while they are being transported and they have constant access to the medical teams that will be providing care for your child in the hospital to provide a seamless transition.

    To transfer a patient to the PICU at Studer Family Children’s Hospital, call 850-416-7090.

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  • Pulmonology and sleep medicine
    To make a doctor referral, request an appointment for your patients through Nemours Children's e-referral.
  • Rehabilitation

    To make a doctor referral, please fax referrals to 850-746-0121.

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  • Surgery
    To make a doctor referral, request an appointment for your patients through Nemours Children's e-referral.
  • Urology
    To make a doctor referral, request an appointment for your patients through Nemours Children's e-referral.

Refer a patient