- Do
not eat or drink anything after midnight the night
prior to your scheduled procedure.
- If
you become ill (cold, fever, rash), telephone your
doctor.
- Laboratory
tests and x-rays will be performed within 30 days of
surgery. Arrangements for pre-admission testing will
be made by your physician if he/she feels that would
be best for you.
- Please
do not bring any valuables with you to the hospital.
- Bring
a list of medications you are currently taking.
- You
will check in with our security guard in our Main Lobby.
He/she will direct you to the appropriate location.
, the surgical waiting
room is available to your loved ones. There they
may wait comfortably for a report on the outcome
of the surgery.
, you will
be taken first to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU),
then transferred to an inpatient unit.
- Your
physician will determine when you are ready to go home.
It is important that you check out as soon as possible
after you are discharged. On the day of discharge,
you must have a family member or friend accompany you
home.
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