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 Efficiency is pure fluid motion, motion in our newly renovated 2900 sq. ft. surgical suite. And that means little waiting and much reassurance for our patients. Whether prepped for a total hip replacement or a laporoscopic gall bladder procedure, you’ll find security in the calm of our long-term team (most with over 20 years experience) who move in concert.
A concise description comes from surgery’s head nurse: “We make our patients feel like Queen for a Day.” Kings get the red carpet treatment, too. Perhaps that’s why GRMC attracts over 53% of its surgery patients from outside Glen Rose.
All of our outpatient surgeries and inpatient surgeries are performed in these state-of-the art, new operating rooms, including our specially designated Endoscopy suite where both endoscopic surgery (using hollow, tube-like instruments to reach internal organs and tissue) and endoscopic testing is performed.
Here are six things to remember:
- Choose a highly competent surgeon. More than 30 surgeons and specialists hold operating privileges at
GRMC. Your primary care physician can make a
recommendation, or you may wish to designate a
surgeon of your choice.
- Your surgeon's office will begin the insurance
pre-certification process and will arrange for any
pre-procedure lab or radiology tests required.
- Your surgeon’s office will also contact us for the
appointed date and time of your surgery and provide
you with “the rules of the road” — generally
concerning food, drink and drug intake prior
to surgery.
- On the day of your surgery, come to our Admissions
office, even if you have pre-admitted. Bring your
insurance card or papers with you.
- Following the brief paperwork, you will be shown to
a pre-op room where you will be visited prior to
surgery by your surgeon, our board certified
Anesthesiologist or Certified Registered Nurse
Anesthetist, and a surgery nurse assigned to you.
- Conveniently located, our surgery waiting area is
just outside our Operating suite. Your family and
friends will be comfortable there until they can see
you in recovery.
Advances in less-invasive surgical techniques have brought a variety of surgeries into the Out-patient Surgery arena. If you are scheduled for an out-patient surgery procedure, you will arrive at Glen Rose Medical Center, usually in the morning, and go home to recuperate the same day. In an occasional circumstance, your physician may decide, following surgery, to admit you to the hospital as an in-patient. But, in most cases, you’ll be at home resting by late afternoon.
A recuperative hospital stay is just part of the plan for an In-patient Surgery procedure. Upon being moved to your assigned hospital room, our highly competent nurses provide excellent care around the clock — supported by the latest technology in monitoring systems (when they are needed).
Unless your doctor orders otherwise, visitors may come to see you at any time. And we’ll hand-deliver all e-couragement messages sent to you by well wishers.
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