The Transfer Center serves as a gateway for requests from other facilities. Staffed by communications specialists and registered nurses, the Transfer Center triages requests made by physicians wishing to transfer a patient to Stanford Hospital and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.

The goals of the Stanford Transfer Center are:

• To provide a single point of contact for physicians wishing to access hospital services.
• To ensure appropriate utilization of resources.
• To use a multidisciplinary approach coordinating with physicians, Transfer Center staff, case managers, and financial counselors.
• To explore the benefits of bringing a patient to Stanford from an outlying facility.
• To expedite patient transfers.
• To limit potential financial liability on the part of patients and their families.