Adolescent Reproductive Health

Refer a Patient

If you are unsure about whether to refer your patient, please call our Clinical Intake Nurses at 206-987-2080, Option 4.

Appointment availability

Updated September 2024.

We are accepting new referrals. A referral is not required, but the information you provide will help us serve your patient better.

Wait times are currently to 2-4 weeks.

Referral Requirements

When submitting a referral, please ensure that it is complete. This helps us schedule your patient’s appointment in a timely manner and ensure their first visit is smooth and productive.

Please include:

Service/specialty clinic requested
Reason for referral: what is the clinical question for the specialist?
If the referral is urgent (see within 4 weeks) or routine (next available)
ICD-10 diagnosis – required
Visit type:
- New patient consult, transfer of care, second opinion or return visit/ongoing care
ALL relevant clinical documents
- Most recent heart rate and blood pressure
- Clinic notes
- Medication history
- Growth charts/curves
- Lab reports
- Diagnostic reports (e.g., ultrasound, MRI, CT) and imaging
- 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 clinic location
If an interpreter is needed
Any known barriers to performing a successful telehealth (video) visit with the family

Please note:

We see patients ages 12 to 20 years old.
If you are referring a patient for menstrual suppression, please first review the table in “Menstrual Suppression for Adolescents” (Spanish version) with your patient.

Submit a referral

New Appointment Request Form (PDF) (DOC)
Step-by-Step Guide to Submitting a Referral
New Patient Referral FAQ

Please call our Clinical Intake Nurses if you need assistance: 206-987-2080, Option 4.

We’re committed to partnering with you

Provider-to-provider communication:

For urgent clinical questions, defined as a clinical question that requires immediate attention due to its potential impact on patient health or safety but is not life-threatening, call our Provider-to-Provider line at 206-987-7777 or 877-985-4637 (toll-free) to speak to our on-call adolescent medicine provider.
If you are directing or transporting a patient to the Emergency Department or Urgent Care, please call Mission Control at 206-987-8899 or 866-987-8899 (toll-free).
For non-urgent clinical questions, please consider submitting an eConsult. (Providers outside the state of Washington do not have access to eConsults and may call the Provider-to-Provider line and indicate they have a non-urgent clinical question for our on-call adolescent medicine provider.)
For co-management questions related to an existing problem for a shared patient, please send an InBasket message via EpicCare Link.
If you would like to have one of our Adolescent Reproductive Health team members provide in-person or virtual education with your clinic, please contact our Physician Relations team to coordinate.

Learn more about managing your patients at Seattle Children’s, including viewing your patient’s records.

We see patients in Seattle at our Springbrook Professional Center next to the hospital and at our Bellevue Clinic and Surgery Center. See our locations.

What Your Patients Can Expect

Both in-person and telehealth appointments may be offered to patients.
First appointments typically last at least 60–90 minutes.
At the first appointment, we meet with the caregiver and patient together and also meet separately with the patient alone if they are over the age of 12.
Depending on the concern, a physical exam, including a pelvic exam, may be indicated. If an exam is recommended, we will discuss it beforehand to be sure the patient agrees and knows what to expect.
At times we have trainees in the clinic, including students, residents and fellows.