Referral Guide for Physicians

May 28, 2020: CCMB Navigation Services phone and fax lines have been restored.

We have standardized our oncology and hematology referral processes in order to provide a simple and efficient method for referring physicians.                                                                  

The CCMB Central Referral Office serves all CCMB locations across the province including the Western Manitoba Cancer Centre Radiation Oncology Program. It is a central point of entry for referring physicians & nurse practitioners to access CCMB clinical services for patients requiring consultation. Patients requiring consultation can be new patients, re-referred patients and patients who were previously discharged.

If the referral is emergent, please phone  the “on call”  medical or radiation oncologist, gynecologic oncologist,  surgical service or hematologist through paging for Health Sciences Centre at 204-787-2071 or St. Boniface Hospital paging at 204-237-2053.

For emergent pediatric referrals (prior to 17^th birthday), please page the on call pediatric oncologist/hematologist through Health Sciences Centre at 204-787-2071.

The referral, together with the accompanying clinical diagnostic information, should be faxed to CancerCare Manitoba's Referral Office at 204-786-0621.

Monday to Friday
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Closed on statutory holidays.

General Inquiries
Phone: 1-844-320-4545
Fax: 204-786-0621

Emergency Referrals
Health Sciences Centre paging:
204-787-2071 or
St. Boniface Hospital paging:
204-237-2053

Referrals should include:

• new patient referral form
• letter of referral including a recent history and physical examination; allergies; co-existing medical conditions; history of previous malignancies and treatments; current medications
• pathology
• operative reports
• diagnostic imaging
• blood work
• other pertinent clinically information

Lack of pertinent data MAY DELAY the referral process along with scheduling of the patient's appointment.

If the referring physician has ordered investigations that have not yet been completed or results are pending, please provide dates and location of procedures if known.

For those referring offices that submit referral information from an electronic chart source, CCMB requests the referral information be sent as separate documents, each labelled with the patient's name and health number. (E.g. X-ray report on one page, CBC on a separate page, operative report on another page, CT scan on its own page, etc).