Your time is valuable! As an academic specialty practice, we review and use information from your referring provider (including notes, lab test results, and imaging results) to optimize the care you receive at your first visit. Our goal is to offer guidance about next steps in evaluation or management the first time we see you.

Also, in many cases, once we have completed our evaluation and stabilized your condition, we can communicate a long-term management plan to your referring provider so you can continue to receive care closer to home.

Your provider can place a refer through EPIC, EPIC Care Link, or a faxed referral. See Refer a Patient for more details and for referral forms.

In general, we request that at least 6-12 months of relevant clinic notes and laboratory test results, and all imaging (radiology) and breathing tests results are sent with the referral, unless this information is already available in EPIC.

Please visit our Refer a Patient page for specific referral criteria.

All patients scheduled > 2 weeks out are automatically placed on a wait list if they have a MyChart account. If a sooner appointment becomes available, all patients on the wait list are notified by text. The appointment is given to the first person who accepts the invitation. If you are unable to accept the earlier appointment time, or if someone accepts before you do, you will remain on the wait list in case another earlier appointment becomes available. Patients can add or remove themselves from the waitlist at any time.

We also have fast-track and priority slots for urgent conditions. Our scheduling staff and medical director triage referrals into these slots.

These are breathing tests that can help determine the cause of your breathing problems. The specific tests ordered are determined by a clinic pulmonologist based on the referral.

If you have inhaled breathing medications, please do not use it 4 hours piror to this breathing test. Please wear comfortable clothing and well-fitting, closed-toe shoes in the event that a 6-minute walk test is part of your test. If you have fallen in the past month, please inform your respiratory therapist at the start of your appointment. If you have had COVID, been exposed to COVID or had COVID-like symptoms in the last 30 days, please contact the clinic at 984-974-5703 as your breathing tests may need to be rescheduled. While you may bring a guest to your appointment, they will not be able to be present in the testing area.

You can now see most test results in MyChart as soon as they become available.

In many cases, your provider will send you a result note (also through MyChart) within 1-2 business days.  However, your provider may take up to 1 week to communicate about some results, as they may need to re-review your chart or take other actions first.

If you do not have MyChart access, we strongly encourage you to Sign Up. Without MyChart access, your provider may need to send a mailed letter with your test results.

If you have an upcoming appointment with your provider, they will likely wait to discuss the result with you at your visit.

We strive to see patients with most pulmonary conditions as quickly as possible, including fast track and priority slots for urgent conditions.

However, in some cases, the reason for referral is a common pulmonary condition that is well-managed by a primary care provider. By managing these conditions, our primary care colleagues help us maintain access for adults who require pulmonary consultation and care

Please visit our Pulmonary Subspecialty Care page for a list of common pulmonary conditions that primary care providers typically manage.