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Upper Limb (Hand Wrist Elbow) Centralized Access - Facilitated Access to Specialized Treatment (FAST) at
Edmonton Zone and Area
Central Access Healthcare Service
Specialty: Hand Surgery
Connect Care Department: EDMONTON ZONE HAND WRI ELB CAT
Estimated time to routine appointment: Not Available
Alberta Health Services - Edmonton Zone
CENTRAL ACCESS SERVICES
Referrals for Upper Limb (Hand, Wrist, Elbow) Surgery in the Edmonton Zone are accepted through the Facilitated Access to Specialized Treatment (FAST) centralized access program. The program improves patient access to specialty care by centralizing referral intake, ensuring referrals are complete, and distributing referrals to specialists. Referring providers can choose a next-available surgeon with the shortest waitlist; a specific surgeon, clinic, or site; or an out-of-zone provider. FAST receives the surgical referrals, reviews them for completeness and duplication, and then sends them to appropriate surgeons for triage and booking.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Review reasons for referral table below for eligibility requirements.
Referral instructions for primary care, community care, private
providers etc. who do not send referrals via Connect Care.
providers etc. who do not send referrals via Connect Care.
REFERRAL PROCESS - FOR NON-CONNECT CARE USERS
Complete the referral form or letter and fax it to the service using the contact information in this profile. Please follow the QuRE checklist. Please include the mandatory and extra information listed in the Provincial Adult Orthopedic & Spine Referral Pathway.
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Submit referral via Alberta Netcare eReferral – see Quick Reference Guide for details.
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Submit referral via Alberta Netcare eReferral – see Quick Reference Guide for details.
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REFERRAL PROCESS - FOR CONNECT CARE USERS
Send an Internal Referral using the Ambulatory Referral Order to Hand Surgery, type EDMONTON ZONE HAND WRI ELB CAT in the “To Department” section and complete order.
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COMMUNICATION PROCESS
- Referral receipt to referring source within 7 days.
ADDITIONAL SERVICE DETAILS
Learn more about FAST at ahs.ca/FAST
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CENTRAL ACCESS REFERRAL PHONE
1-833-553-3278 ext 2
CENTRAL ACCESS REFERRAL FAX
780-643-1235
REFERRAL FORMS
REFERRAL ADVICE
PATHWAYS
LINKED SPECIALISTS
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