Wellstar Transfer Center

For Physicians: Wellstar Transfer Center Contact Numbers

Metro Atlanta: (855) 935-5888

Augusta: (762) 375-5600

Please note, this call line is exclusively for healthcare professionals who need to connect with Wellstar physicians to discuss specialized patient care.

Wellstar Transfer Center

At Wellstar, every patient’s journey matters. The Wellstar Transfer Center is your trusted partner in delivering seamless, coordinated care, connecting patients to our network of world-class specialists and advanced facilities 24/7. With a single call, we ensure timely transfers and compassionate support so your patients receive the right care at the right time in the right place. Together, we make exceptional care accessible when it matters most.

What Sets Us Apart?

1. Registered nurses and paramedics answer every time
2. One call connects you to every Wellstar medical center
3. Access to Wellstar Air Care helicopter transport
4. Available 24/7

Whether your patient is being transferred from an emergency department, hospital or another facility, we will help you:

• Find the right physician
• Coordinate ground or air transportation
• Ensure the appropriate level of care is ready on arrival

We are here to help you, your team and your patient every step of the way.

Wellstar clinical crews make a significant difference in a patient's treatment journey. Our dedicated care teams are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week when emergency transport is needed for specialized, advanced care. Patients transported to Wellstar may receive care from one or more of:

• 11 Wellstar hospitals
• Seven trauma centers, including two Level I Trauma Centers at Wellstar Kennestone Regional and Wellstar MCG Health Medical Centers and a Pediatric Level II Trauma Center at Wellstar Children’s Hospital of Georgia
• Seven Emergency Cardiac Care Centers, including two Level I Emergency Cardiac Care Centers at Wellstar Kennestone Regional and Wellstar MCG Health
• Three Comprehensive Stroke Centers at Wellstar Kennestone Regional, Wellstar MCG Health and Wellstar North Fulton Medical Centers and four Primary Stroke Centers in Metro Atlanta
• Level IV NICU at Wellstar Children’s Hospital of Georgia, Level III NICUs at Wellstar Cobb and Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Centers and Level II NICUs at Wellstar Douglas and Wellstar North Fulton Medical Centers

Wellstar AirCare

Wellstar AirCare is our helicopter medical transport service for critically ill or injured adult, pediatric and neonatal patients. Wellstar AirCare provides access to lifesaving critical care transport across Georgia and South Carolina. Operating two dedicated aircraft, our program extends rapid emergency response and interfacility transport deep into rural communities and provides dedicated air medical coverage for our region. We serve patients receiving care at Wellstar and patients in emergency situations who need to be transported to the nearest medical facility equipped to treat their needs. Wellstar AirCare can be contacted via telephone at (706) 721-AIR1(2471).

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center and Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center are two of a few locations in Georgia that provide ECMO advanced life support technology and expertise. Wellstar Children's Hospital of Georgia offers ECMO to pediatric patients.

Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center: Physicians interested in patient transfers for ECMO treatment to Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center may call the Transfer Center at (855) 935-5888.

Wellstar Kennestone also offers remote cannulation. This means our ECMO team travels to the patient, inserts a catheter into the blood vessel, initiates ECMO support and transports the patient to Wellstar Kennestone for continuing care.

Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center: Physicians interested in patient transfers for ECMO treatment to Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center may call the Transfer Center at (470) 793-3266.

Wellstar Children's Hospital of Georgia: For Pediatric or Neonatal ECMO transfer requests to Wellstar Children's Hospital of Georgia, providers may call the Transfer Center at (762) 375-8000 or (762) 375-5600, option 2.