Children's Hospital of Illinois Fax Number — Send Medical Records and Release Requests
Need to send or request medical records from Children's Hospital of Illinois? Those go through its records office on a signed release, not a general fax line. As part of OSF HealthCare, Children's Hospital of Illinois in Peoria, Illinois receives faxed records and referrals for patients across the Chicago region. Because charts are protected health information, this guide covers both where to send them and how to keep the transmission compliant.
Children's Hospital of Illinois Fax Number
Get the correct fax from Children's Hospital of Illinois's medical records office or the referring pediatrician
Hours: Referral intake and records are staffed on weekdays; the pediatric ED and inpatient floors take urgent faxes overnight.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Children's Hospital of Illinois
- Specialist consultation notes
- School and camp health forms
- Growth and developmental records
- Care-coordination and case-management paperwork
- Referral forms from your child's provider
Faxing patient history to Children's Hospital of Illinois
Medical-record requests to Children's Hospital of Illinois are handled by its records office, not a general line. A complete request — identifiers, dates, and the records wanted — moves fastest. Name the records office on the cover sheet and include a callback number.
The cover sheet that gets your fax routed at Children's Hospital of Illinois
How you label the pages decides whether Children's Hospital of Illinois can reconnect them if they get separated. Name the receiving office — medical records or the specific clinic — at the top of the cover sheet. That routing detail is what ties the record to the correct team at Children's Hospital of Illinois.
Sending charts to Children's Hospital of Illinois without cutting corners
A fax to Children's Hospital of Illinois that carries a chart is PHI and belongs on a secure channel. Encryption in transit and a compliant provider are what keep the transmission within the rules. On Send FAX Mail, HIPAA coverage is included from the $39.99/month Professional tier up, and every page to Children's Hospital of Illinois is encrypted in transit with a delivery confirmation.
Faxing to Children's Hospital of Illinois — FAQ
No. Documents go to different fax lines at Children's Hospital of Illinois depending on the office. Records, referrals, and prior authorization each keep their own line. Confirm the correct line for the office you are reaching before you send. When in doubt, ask Children's Hospital of Illinois for the office by name.
Label each page with the patient's name, date of birth, and record number. On the cover sheet, name medical records or the receiving clinic so it lands with the right team. That keeps the records matched to the right chart at Children's Hospital of Illinois. Clear labeling is what keeps a multi-page record together at Children's Hospital of Illinois.
You can send to Children's Hospital of Illinois any time, though routine paperwork is worked during business hours. Records and referral offices work weekday business hours. The emergency department and inpatient units accept urgent clinical faxes 24/7. Expect same-day handling only for the clinical items the units watch for.
It can be, with the right service. Faxing itself is accepted for PHI; the transport is what has to be secure. Send FAX Mail includes HIPAA from the Professional plan at $39.99/month and encrypts documents in transit for records bound for Children's Hospital of Illinois. A secure send protects both you and the patient whose chart it is.
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