Heart Center Update: New Providers Join Team

For current patients of Drs. Jennie Allen-Rich, Christopher Bellotti, Roshan D’Souza, Kimberly Krabill, Joan Lee and Matthew Park, learn how to transfer cardiac care to Seattle Children’s Heart Center.

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Unmatched Experience

Our experts have extensive experience caring for children with all kinds of heart disease – from the most common to the most complex.

Comprehensive Care for All Heart Conditions

We offer treatment from before birth through young adulthood for the whole range of heart diseases.

Superior Outcomes

Our outcomes and survival rates are among the best in the nation.

How to Refer a Patient

US News & World Report Best Children's Hospitals for cardiology and heart surgery graphic The Heart Center welcomes your referral. The information below will help ensure a smooth referral process for you and your patient.

Seattle Children’s cardiologists see patients in multiple locations covering nearly a million square miles, from Montana to the Arctic Circle. Below you can find information on where to fax your referral, and who to call if you have questions.

Seattle, Bellevue and Northwest Washington clinics: 206-985-3121 (referrals/fax); 206-987-2080, Option 4 (phone)
South Puget Sound and Olympic Peninsula clinics: 253-682-1455 (referrals/fax); 253-272-1812 (phone)
Eastern Washington clinics:
- Tri-Cities and Walla Walla: 509-375-9059 (referrals/fax); 509-582-1750 (phone)
- Yakima Children’s Village: 509-574-6935 (referrals/fax); 509-574-3238 (phone)
Wenatchee and North Central Washington: 509-662-9284 (referrals/fax); 509-662-9266 (phone)
Alaska clinics: 907-339-1994 (referrals/fax); 907-339-1945 (phone)
Montana clinics:
- Helena, Great Falls and Havre: 406-452-5262 (referrals/fax); 406-771-3223 (phone)
- Bozeman: 460-414-4595 (referrals/fax); 406-414-4570 (phone)

Referral requirements

A referral is required for an appointment to be scheduled and to assure communication to the referring provider after the visit occurs. Please submit a referral containing all the documentation below to ensure quicker and accurate referral processing and scheduling.

We encourage use of our New Appointment Request Form (NARF) (PDF, DOC). For patients in Alaska, please use our Pediatric Cardiology of Alaska NARF (PDF, DOC).

Service/specialty clinic requested
Reason for referral: what is the clinical question for the specialist?

If you are referring for testing only, such as an ECG or echocardiogram, please note it on the referral, i.e., write “ECG Only” or “Echo Only”

If the referral is urgent (see within 5 days) or routine (next available) (note: our team will triage all urgent referrals and schedule in a clinically appropriate timeframe)
ICD-10 diagnosis
Visit type:

New patient consult, transfer of care, second opinion or return visit/ongoing care

ALL relevant clinical documents

Clinic notes
Medication history
Growth charts/curves
Lab reports
Imaging and diagnostic reports
Previous specialty evaluations

Patient’s full name, DOB, sex, address, guardian contact information and insurance
Referring provider’s name, phone, fax and the referral coordinator’s email address so that we may contact you if additional information is needed
Preferred Heart Center location (see above)
If an interpreter is needed
Any known barriers to performing a successful telehealth (video) visit with the family

Imaging and diagnostic reports: No pre-referral workup is required for most conditions. However, if you have already done testing such as an ECG, Holter monitor or echocardiogram, please include this information as well as relevant clinic notes with your referral.

Upload other studies (echocardiograms, CT, MRI, X-rays) using Power Share or mail a disc to us at Seattle Children’s Heart Center, MS RC.2.820, PO Box 5371, Seattle, WA 98145-5005. If your patient is coming to one of our regional or outreach clinics, please send the disc there instead.

Please note:

We see patients up to age 21. However, at this time, referrals for Cardiogenetics for patients 18 and older are being forwarded to the UW Medicine Heart Institute.
Patients need a new referral if they have not been seen by the Heart Center in the last 2 years, except for patients we have asked to follow up in 3 to 5 years.
Heart murmur referrals: Please consider sharing the heart murmur information for families found on our website. It may offer reassurance before the family’s visit.
Hypertension referrals will be directed to Nephrology.
Hyperlipidemia referrals will be directed to Endocrinology.
Concussion referrals will be directed to our Sports Concussion Program, Neurology or Rehab Medicine unless there is a concern about a cardiac issue being present.
Referrals for syncope/presyncope (fainting/dizziness) may be redirected by our intake nurses to Neurology or Otolaryngology. Our decision trees are below. Resources to assist PCPs managing syncope and dizziness are found below in “Resources for Providers.”

ECG (EKG) and echocardiogram

ECG (EKG)

Ordering a test: Submit a NARF (new appointment request form) clearly stating “ECG only” along with diagnosis or indication. There is no facility fee.
Interpretation: We offer ECG interpretation to community providers in Washington, Alaska and Montana, which includes a reading of the ECG but not guidance on management of the patient. Learn more.

Echocardiogram

Ordering a test: Submit a NARF (new appointment request form) clearly stating “Echocardiogram only” along with diagnosis or indication. There is no facility fee.
Ordering a fetal echocardiogram: Use the Fetal Care Appointment Request Form (PDF) (DOC) and see the referral guidelines for our Fetal Diagnosis Program.
Interpretation: We offer tele-echo interpretations to facilities in Washington, Alaska and Montana. Learn more.

We’re Committed to Partnering With You

Seattle Children’s is always available to answer questions and support your care of your patients.

To discuss whether your patient needs to be seen the same or next day, or for diagnosis and treatment options, call the on-call cardiologist on the Provider-to-Provider Line: 206-987-7777.
For clinical support of inpatient infants and children with cardiac needs at Evergreen Hospital Medical Center, Overlake Medical Center, Providence Regional Medical Center-Everett or University of Washington Medical Center, call our Puget Sound Regional Cardiology Consult Service at 206-987-5760.
Referring or transporting a patient to our Emergency Department or Urgent Care: call 206-987-8899 or, toll-free, 866-987-8899 (Mission Control).

What Your Patients Can Expect

Once a referral is processed, the schedulers will contact the family via text to call and schedule the appointment. For nonurgent appointments, please allow 72 hours for us to process the referral.
Initial visits and most follow-up cardiology appointments are a minimum of 40 minutes. Initial appointments include vital signs and an ECG. If an echocardiogram is required as part of the evaluation, it will add at least another hour to the visit.

Resources for Providers

We receive many referrals for the conditions below, which often can be managed in primary care. Following are resources to help community providers manage these conditions and know when to refer for specialty care.