Infectious Disease

Office: (361) 694-6128
Fax: (361) 694-6955

Fax information required by referring physician:

• DCH patient referral form (script signed by PCP)
• Insurance/Medicaid card (front and back)
• Physician’s Notes
• Recent X-rays
• Recent labs/studies/notes
• Is the patient experiencing an infection currently?
• If Dx is recurrent infections - refer to immunologist rather than infectious diseases (Dr. Stafford, Caplin or Smith)
• If patient is a follow up from a hospital consult, please put in the comments to request hospital chart

Patient must bring to appointment:

• Patient must be accompanied by parent/guardian (with ID) who knows the history
• Immunization card
• Actual current medications and dosages
• Insurance/Medicaid card