Surgical
Services
The
Department of Surgical Services at Columbia Memorial Hospital
has specialized units that offer a full range of diagnostic and
surgical procedures. We use the latest technology, and provide
a compassionate environment in order to meet the physical and
psychosocial needs of our patients. Our multidisciplinary team
provides all aspects of care for our patients and addresses the
concerns of family members with compassion, in order to alleviate
any anxieties they may have with the associated procedure. Surgical
Services at Columbia Memorial Hospital is located on the third
floor of the Kellner Wing. The department is broken down into
the following divisions:
•
Central Sterile Reprocessing (CSR)
• Pre-Anesthesia Screening (PAS)
• Ambulatory Unit (ASU)
•
Opertaing Room (OR)
• Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
• Gastroenterology (GEU)
•
Pain Management
Central
Sterile Reprocessing (CSR)
CSR has certified technicians to process instruments and supplies
for the Operating Room, Emergency Department and the outlying
clinics.
Pre-Anesthesia
Screening (PAS)
Pre- operative evaluation and testing. As a convenience to healthy
elective surgical patients, PAS also offers One-Step and Fast
Track Systems.
Ambulatory
Unit (ASU)
Pre- and postoperative care for same day surgery patients. Other
procedures offered on the ASU unit includes but is not limited
to:
• PICC line insertion
• Blood Administration
• Antibiotic therapy
• Oncology Treatments
• Minor Diagnostic procedures
| We
have a new Easy Care room for people receiving blood administration,
antibiotic therapy or oncology treatments such as chemotherapy.
The room has special lounge chairs with TVs and VCRs to
make treatments as easy as possible for patients. Amenities
such as light refreshments for patient comfort are also
provided. Our RN Staff on the Ambulatory unit are all ACLS
Certified. |
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Operating
Room (OR)
The Operating Room offers the latest in technology and procedures,
and performs a critical element in the Transfusion Free Medicine
Program. Our critical care nurses are experts in Cell Saver (operative
blood salvage) procedures. This Hospital also has initiated a “KIDZ” program,
which allows children between the ages of 3 and 10 years to tour
the OR and meet with nurses pre-operatively. Some of the general
areas of expertise performed within our facility include:
• ENT
• General
• Laparoscopic
• Ob/Gyn
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopedic
• Podiatry
• Urological
• Vascular
We
do not perform open-heart surgery, neurosurgery or organ transplant
surgery.
For
more information contact: 518.828.8539
Post
Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
The recovery room (PACU) offers the latest in monitoring equipment
for immediate post surgery care by skilled critical care nurses.
PACU nurses also coordinate and train other RN’s in Cell
Saver (operative blood salvage) procedures. Our RN Staff in the
Post Anesthesia Care unit are all ACLS Certified.
Gastroenterology
(GEU)
This unit specializes in the following procedures performed by
board certified gastroenterologists. Over 90% of the procedures
are performed on an outpatient basis.
•
Esophogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
• Sigmoidoscopy
• Colonoscopy
• Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
• Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
Our
RN Staff in the Gastroenterology unit are all ACLS Certified.
Pain
Management
This unit specializes in the treatment and care of chronic pain
patients on an outpatient basis, utilizing the latest fluoroscopically
guided treatment techniques. Our RN Staff in the Pain Management
unit are all ACLS Certified.
Staffing
levels are high in the Columbia Memorial Hospital surgical department,
with an emphasis on professionalism, and a high rate of the staff
obtaining advanced degrees and certifications in their area of
expertise.
A
spacious waiting room is designated for families of surgical patients.
A conference room is also provided for the doctor or patient representative
to take family members aside privately to discuss their loved
one’s procedure and post operative care needs.
For
more information contact: 518.828.3061
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