Critical Care Transport Directions for Patients & Family Members
Call 1-800-UAB-MIST (1-800-822-6478) and ask to speak to the Critical Care Transport Coordinator. The Transport Coordinator can answer your questions, and if not covered by health insurance, provide an estimated cost.
Talk to the patient’s attending physician about your desire to transfer the patient and his/her arranging an accepting physician at the receiving hospital. If transferring to UAB, the referring physician can do this through the MIST phone number in above step.
A confirmed bed is needed prior to transport. If the patient is coming to UAB, this will be addressed in the call between physicians to arrange transfer.
For health insurance information, the patient, their family or the hospital’s case manager can call the insurance, provide the policy information and request coverage provided.
Once these steps are completed, the patient can be transported to the receiving facility