Surgical Services at Warren Memorial Hospital

Warren Memorial Hospital Surgical Services Department provides a variety of same-day surgical, diagnostic, therapeutic and orthopedic procedures as well as inpatient surgical services. Surgeons routinely use lasers, small video cameras and other advances in surgical technology. The department has four operating rooms, a three-bed post-anesthesia care unit (recovery room), a 10-room Same-day Surgery unit, and an endoscopy suite. Most surgical procedures at Warren Memorial are performed as same-day and patients are able to go home the same day. The Surgical Services Department is located on the hospital’s first floor near the main entrance. The Same-Day Surgery unit’s hours are 6am to 5pm weekdays.

 Same-Day Surgery

Outpatient medical and surgical services include:

• endoscopy (examination inside a hollow organ or body cavity using a slender tube and optical system, inserted through a natural body opening or small incision)
• cholecystectomy (surgical removal of the gallbladder)
• biopsies
• hernia repair
• cataract surgery
• removal of lumps
• orthopedic procedures such as knee arthroscopies, rotator cuff repair, and carpal tunnel surgery
• foot surgery
• tonsillectomy
• gynecological procedures
• minor procedures such as removal of small lesions and warts, circumcisions
• blood transfusions, IV medication infusion, injections, dressing changes
• pre-operative assessments, preparation and recover from surgery

Pre-Admission Teaching

Patients scheduled to have surgery at Warren Memorial Hospital will also be scheduled to have pre-admission teaching to prepare for surgery. The physician’s office will notify patients when to come to the hospital for pre-admission teaching, which is usually scheduled during the after-noon hours. Pre-admission teaching sessions are held in the Same-Day Surgery unit. Patients will register at the main patient registration area for both pre-admission teaching and scheduled surgery.  

Pre-admission teaching requires a minimum of one hour. Patients will have a blood sample taken and will meet with the anesthesiologist for an evaluation. Based on that evaluation, patients may need to have an EKG, chest x-ray or other diagnostic testing. Patients will receive instructions to prepare for surgery, such as any medications needed or dietary restrictions. Patients also learn what time to arrive and what to expect on the day of surgery. Please note that children are asked to arrive one and a half-hours before surgery is scheduled.

Inpatient Surgery

Some surgeries such as hip or knee joint replacement, fracture repair, bowel resection and C-sections require a stay in the hospital. Pre-admission teaching for patients whose scheduled surgery will require an inpatient hospital stay is also scheduled to be done in the Same-Day Surgery Unit. Patients scheduled for morning admission usually are asked to arrive at the hospital one and a half hours before the surgery is scheduled.