Memorial Hospital Surgical Services
Modern medicine is continually shortening the recovery time
for patients. Many surgical procedures today have become less
invasive and state-of-the-art equipment has reduced lengths
of hospital visits to hours instead of days. Memorial Hospital
has evolved with this trend in medicine by creating the Ambulatory
Surgery Center to facilitate outpatient care. The ambulatory
center increases continuity of care and prevents unnecessary
delays for outpatients by providing dedicated staff to assist
with pre-operative and post-operative care and patient education.
The surgical department maintains three operating suites and a procedures
room to handle a comprehensive range of general, otolaryngology
and other surgical procedures. Three full-time general surgeons and one
part-time general surgeon are on the active staff at the hospital. Urology, ophthalmology,
podiatry, gynecology, orthopedic and dental specialty surgical
services are also provided.
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists provide anesthesia
to patients and specially certified registered nurses and
scrub technicians assist in surgical care. The staff is on
call 24 hours a day to assist with emergent procedures as
needed.
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