In Association WithReferring Physicians
The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Sleep Disorders Center is a sleep consultation service that accepts patients for evaluation upon referral from their physicians. Patients who contact the Sleep Disorders Center directly are encouraged to initially review their sleep-related issue with their primary care physician or health care provider.
If you are a health care provider and have a patient with a sleep-related issue whom you would like to refer for consultation by one of our sleep specialists, please complete the Sleep Disorders Center referral form or contact the DHMC Physician Connection Line at 1-866-DHMC-DOC (346-2362). Specially trained representatives are available Monday through Friday, 8am to 6pm, to answer your call. This service and other programs specifically designed to assist referring providers are offered through the Department of Referring Physician Services.
The following is a helpful guideline in determining if your patient would benefit from a sleep consultation by one of our sleep specialists:
Who may benefit from a sleep consultation or polysomnography?
- Patients who complain of excessive and inappropriate daytime sleepiness
- Patients who complain of awakening gasping for breath
- Patients who have been made aware that they snore
- Patients who have been made aware that they stop breathing in their sleep
- Patients who have been made aware that they have frequent leg movements during sleep
- Patients who complain of sudden weakness triggered by laughter or emotion
- Patients who exhibit periodic desaturations while on pulse oximetry during sleep in the hospital or home setting
- Patients who complain of difficulty falling or remaining asleep