Cardiology

To refer your patient to Cardiology at Texas Children’s Heart Center, please complete the following steps.
To refer your patient to our Adult Congenital Heart program, please click here.

Clinical Referral

1. Complete the online referral form (or submit via Texas Children's Link) and upload supporting medical records and test results
   
   Online Referral Form
   
   If you are unable to submit supporting medical records and test results via our online form, please fax your referral order and supporting clinical information to 832-824-7333.
    

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2. Provide patient with scheduling instructions

Cardiology Patient Instructions


3. Follow your patients’ care
   Request access or log in to Texas Children's Link, an online provider portal connection to Texas Children’s electronic medical record. With Texas Children's Link, you are able to place and cancel orders and referrals, access patient medical records, view images, receive updates and notifications, and more.

Echocardiogram Orders

1. Houston area: Complete the Echo request form and fax to 832-825-9052.
2. Austin area: Fax echocardiogram orders to 737-220-8180
   Echocardiogram orders being sent to the Austin location may be submitted on the external, ordering provider’s order form
3. Provide patient with scheduling instructions

Echocardiogram Patient Instructions

If you are a referring provider’s office needing referral assistance or a provider needing to speak to an on-call specialist, please contact the Provider Connect team, M-F 8a-5p, excluding holidays:

1. Phone: 832-TCH-CARE (832-824-2273)
2. Toll-Free: 877-855-4857
3. Email: providerconnect@texaschildrens.org