Ambulatory Surgery Center

Ambulatory Surgical Centers are facilities where surgeries that do not require a hospital inpatient admission are performed. They provide a safe, cost-effective, caring and convenient environment that is less stressful than a large hospital environment.

It is practiced procedure in most surgery centers for a staff person to call you the day before your surgery to remind you of the time that you need to arrive at the surgical center. If you have not received a call by 2:00pm on the day prior to surgery, please telephone the surgical center to ask about your surgical and arrival time.

Some Procedures Done at Surgery Centers

• Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, including arthroscopy and open procedures of the knee, shoulder, ankle, elbow and hip; fracture and tendon repairs, foot surgery, Achilles tendon repair, hand surgery including carpal tunnel release and trigger finger surgery.

• Ear, Nose, and Throat, including endoscopic sinus surgery, tonsillectomy, septoplasty, cosmetic and functional rhinoplasty, myringotomy (ear tube placement), otoplasty, scar revision, excision of benign and malignant skin cancers, excision of head and neck masses and airway procedures for sleep apnea and snoring.

• Plastic Surgery, including excision of lesions, rhinoplasty (nose), blepharoplasty (eyelid), rhytidectomy (facelift), liposuction, abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), breast augmentation and reduction.

• Urology, including cystoscopy, circumcision, hydrocelectomy, urinary stress incontinence repair, vasectomy reversal and lithotripsy for kidney stones.

• Gastroenterology, including colonoscopy, EGD and flexible sigmoidoscopy.

• Podiatry, including bunionectomy and hammertoe repair.

• Oral Surgery, including dental extractions and dental implants.

• Pain Management, including epidural steroid injections, joint injections and facet injections.

• General Surgery, including hernia repair, breast biopsy, and varicose vein surgery.

If you are having surgery under anesthesia, with the exception of local anesthesia, you cannot drive, and must be accompanied home by a responsible adult.

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