Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Fax Number — Send Medical Records and Release Requests
Medical-record requests to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital run through release of information, and the right fax depends on that office. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is part of Sentara Health and a teaching hospital that cares for patients throughout the Mid-Atlantic. Because charts are protected health information, this guide covers both where to send them and how to keep the transmission compliant.
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Fax Number
Look up the correct fax through Sentara Norfolk General Hospital's medical records office rather than a single central line
Hours: HIM and referral offices keep weekday business hours; the transfer center and ED take clinical faxes at any hour.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
- Operative and discharge summaries
- Clinical trial screening documents
- Lab and imaging results
- Insurance pre-authorization requests
- Hospital-to-hospital transfer paperwork
Faxing patient history to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Chart requests at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital are processed by the records office on a signed authorization. Turnaround depends on the request; routine copies are processed in the order received. Name the records office on the cover sheet and include a callback number.
What to put on a fax to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
A clear cover sheet is what keeps a faxed record matched to the right chart at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Put the patient's full name, date of birth, and medical record number on every page. That routing detail is what ties the record to the correct team at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Faxing PHI to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital the compliant way
A fax to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital 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 Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is encrypted in transit with a delivery confirmation.
Faxing to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital — FAQ
Yes — HIPAA permits faxing protected health information when the channel is secure. HIPAA turns on using a compliant, encrypted service rather than a public one. Send FAX Mail encrypts pages in transit and includes HIPAA starting at $39.99/month — safer for PHI headed to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital than a public machine. The safeguard is the service you use, not the act of faxing.
The current line comes from Sentara Norfolk General Hospital directly, since department numbers change. Reach the specific Sentara Norfolk General Hospital program by phone and confirm the fax it uses today. A quick check beats faxing PHI to a number that has moved. Skip the stale listing and confirm the line at the source.
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital does not publish a single fax for the whole hospital. What you send to Health Information Management will not reach the physician referral office. Verify the current fax for the physician referral office or your target department first. Keep the confirmed number with the patient's file so you are not searching next time.
Include the three identifiers staff use to match a chart: full name, date of birth, and medical record number. On the cover sheet, name Health Information Management or the receiving clinic so it lands with the right team. A delivery confirmation then tells you the fax reached Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Complete, legible identifiers are what move the request fastest.
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