Hitchcock Family Medicine

DECEMBER 26, 2023

If it's determined that you need more specialized treatment, a referral can be made to a cardiologist. Respiratory Illness Issues that affect your lungs or breathing fall under respiratory issues. In our experience, treatments may include medications and breathing exercises.

Internal Medicine 52

Internal Medicine Primary Care Doctor Primary Care Referral 52

GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

So, if it’s a hospitalized patient, usually the referral will come through to the SLP service. So, we use that information to formulate a treatment plan. We have patients who are acutely ill, pulmonary consequences can be really, really serious for a lot of our hospitalized patients.

IT 125

IT Patient-Centered Hospital Individual 125

GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

And sort of a few years ago, we would sometimes see referrals a bit later than we would have liked. We are Seeing referrals at an earlier time point, especially at a point that I feel that I can really help a patient. Is it normally the oncologist who’s making the referrals to you or do they come from people outside of oncology?

Patient-Centered 103

Patient-Centered Referral Patients IT 103