Referrals to Akron Children's

Referring a Patient for Outpatient Specialty Care:

Fax the Appointment Center        330-543-6071

A scheduler from the Appointment Center will call your patient within 1-2 business days after receipt of your referral order to schedule an appointment.

Ambulatory Referrals

If you are a physician or staff requesting an appointment for your patient, use the form below. A member of our scheduling team will call your patient within 1-2 business days to schedule an appointment. This form is not required to refer a patient. It also is not intended to replace Epic ambulatory referral orders.

This form is not for urgent health problems, same-day appointment, or appointment cancellations.

Referring a patient to the Dental Clinic

Send patient's name, age and pertinent medical history to:

Dentalclinic@akronchildrens.org

Home Care Referrals

• Skilled and Private Duty nursing: homecarereferrals@akronchildrens.org
• DME: homecareDME@akronchildrens.org
• Pharmacy: homecarepharmacy@akronchildrens.org

Ordering a Radiology Procedure

Complete the Radiology Order Sheet and fax to 330-543-3250 prior to scheduling for all locations. When possible, include the prior authorization number to ensure prompt scheduling.

Schedule a procedure by calling:

330-543-8300 or 1-866-323-1589

Vision Center referrals

If you are a physician or staff requesting an appointment for your patient, use the form below. A member of our scheduling team will call your patient within 1-2 business days to schedule an appointment. This form is not required to refer a patient. It also is not intended to replace Epic ambulatory referral orders.

This form is not for urgent health problems, same-day appointment, or appointment cancellations.

Joint Hypermobility Genetics Referral

Joint hypermobility (JH), in isolation, is often a common trait that does not indicate the need for genetic testing. These patients may still experience symptoms from JH. Patients may benefit from a referral to a physician who is knowledgeable regarding the symptoms and treatment for JH.

Admitting a patient

Call our operators to page the on-call provider:

If you have any questions or concerns about our services, please contact your physician liaison.

View Physician Liaisons

Eligible families can also access community resources onsite at our Family Resource Center. Departments onsite include: Summit County Department of Job and Family Services, Summit County WIC Clinic and United Way of Summit & Medina. View services provided here. 

Providers can fax prescription forms, anthropometric information or medically fragile patient letters to the WIC Clinic at Akron Children's Hospital at 330-752-7812.