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Materiel Services

Patient Transportation Services Manager: Debra Cobb


Patient escort services are provided through this area to and from diagnostic and therapeutic appointments.  Service requests are coordinated through computerized central dispatch hubs on the B-1 Level of University Hospital in Physical Medicine and in Radiology.  Communication with transport personnel is via two-way radios. Annually, 270,000 patient transports are completed.
 
Requests for transportation service can be made 24 hours/7 days/week.
When possible, please make requests 48 hours in advance.
Location Phone Days of Service Hours of Service
Central/MCHC/Mott/Rad
6-4610
Everyday 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Radiology
6-7254
Mon-Fri 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Physical Therapy
6-7256
Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Midnights Everyday 11:30 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.
 
Requests for transport of deceased patient to the morgue are made after completion of post mortem care by calling 6-4610 (excluding Emergency department, Radiation Oncology, MPU, OR and PACU's).  Please make every effort not to detain transporters who are picking up morgue patients.  Two transporters are dispatched for each morgue transport, one retrieves the patient from the unit and one holds the elevator to expedite transport to the morgue.
 
Beds, Wheelchairs, Mattresses or Stretchers
Call 6-4610 to have beds, wheelchairs, mattresses or stretchers delivered.  Each unit has a par level of items.  All other equipment will be stored and distributed centrally.  Equipment will also be stage in diagnostic areas (MPU, adult and Mott catheterization labs, PACU, MCHC, EP lab, Radiology, and outpatient recovery. Page Dave Tyler at #9505 to have old mattresses disposed.

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