Chest Centre (Respirology) Information for Referring Physicians

Below are referral forms for The Chest Centre, Diagnostic Imaging and urgent consults.

• Non-urgent referrals may take about 2 months to get an appointment.
• Urgent referrals take less than 2 months to get an appointment.
• Time to Treat lung cancer program referrals take about 2 weeks for an appointment.

The Chest Centre Referral Forms

• Chest Centre referral form, including PFT referrals and Smoking Cessation
• Time to Treat referral form
• Sleep Lab referral form

Diagnostic Imaging Referral Forms

• CXR, CT referral form
• MRI referral form
• Ultrasound referral form
• Echocardiogram referral form

Urgent E-consults and Telephone Consults

Hypercare

Urgent physician to physician e-consults/telephone consults are available for referring providers (specialists and family physicians) who are registered with Michael Garron Hospital’s Hypercare texting app.

SCOPE

Urgent physician to physician telephone consults for referring providers are available through SCOPE (Seamless Care Optimizing Patient Experience).  To join SCOPE, visit SCOPE Team or email @email.

To submit a physician to physician telephone referral:

1. Call the number you were given after you joined SCOPE.
2. Push 5 for MGH and 3 for Nurse Navigator.
3. Give the following patient information for billing purposes: Patient Name, Date of Birth, Health Card number

To submit an email referral:

1. Email @email.
2. Give the following patient information for billing purposes: Patient Name, Date of Birth, Health Card number