Effective January 1, 2026, we are no longer accepting referrals by fax. To ensure timely and secure processing, please use one of the referral options below.
We partner with you to help your patients get the world-class care they deserve.
UC Davis Health offers referring physicians four different ways to refer patients to us. Referrals are processed within 48 hours once all necessary information has been received by us.
Choose one of the following referral methods that works best for your organization.
Easiest for small physician clinics; no set-up required.
Recommended for clinics and health systems using Epic.
Best for organizations using Direct Secure Messaging.
A secure online portal that uses UC Davis Health’s Epic system.
For new users:
Register for access
Our Physician Referral Center is available Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. to answer your referral questions.
Call 800-4-UCDAVIS
A U.S. News & World Report best hospital in cancer care, cardiology, heart & vascular surgery, geriatrics, neurology & neurosurgery, orthopedics, and pulmonology & lung surgery.
U.S. News & World Report ranked UC Davis Children’s Hospital among the best in pediatric nephrology, orthopedics*, and pulmonology & lung surgery. (*Together with Shriners Children’s Northern California)
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital by U.S. News, and recognized in 23 types of care including acute kidney failure, cancer care, cardiology, heart & vascular surgery, COPD, colon cancer surgery, diabetes, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat surgery, gastroenterology & GI surgery, geriatrics, gynecological cancer surgery, heart arrhythmia, heart attack, heart failure, hip fracture, hip replacement, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, lung cancer surgery, neurology & neurosurgery, orthopedics, pneumonia, pulmonology & lung surgery and stroke.
One of ~59 U.S. cancer centers designated “comprehensive” by the National Cancer Institute.
