Surgery

With every surgical procedure, we combine compassionate care with advanced technologies to find the best solution for your needs. Covering both complex and routine procedures, we specialize in the following surgical areas:

• Bariatric surgery — Procedures to promote weight loss, including gastric bypass and gastric sleeve
  
• Gastroenterology — Nonsurgical, endoscopic procedures to examine and diagnose digestive tract conditions
• Gynecology — Treatment of women's health conditions, including breast cancer and gynecological cancers
• Heart surgery — Procedures to treat cardiovascular disease, heart attack, structural abnormalities and heart arrhythmias
• Ophthalmology — Treatment for eye conditions
• Orthopedics — Procedures that address joint and spine conditions
• Otolaryngology — Procedures that treat chronic ear, nose and throat (ENT) conditions
• Pain management — Procedures to reduce chronic pain
• Urological surgery — Treatment for prostate cancer, urinary incontinence and men's reproductive issues

Our general surgeons perform procedures that cover a wide range of specialties. Some of these procedures aim to target conditions or diseases of the:

• Abdomen
• Blood vessels
• Breast
• Digestive tract
• Head
• Neck

Minimally invasive surgeries, compared to traditional surgeries, have benefits that may include less scarring and faster recovery times. We offer many different types of minimally invasive surgeries for the community.

Laparoscopic surgical procedures

Laparoscopic surgery uses smaller and fewer incisions, which can result in less discomfort and quicker recovery time. Our board-certified surgeons perform a wide variety of laparoscopic surgical procedures, including:

• Appendectomy
• Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
• Cholecystectomy
• Colectomy
• Diagnostic laparoscopy
• Gastric banding
• Hernia repair
• Nissen repair
• Ovarian cystectomy
• Umbilical hernia repair
• Vaginal hysterectomy

Robot-assisted surgery

We also use minimally invasive robot-assisted surgery as an alternative to more invasive surgical methods. Robot-assisted surgery is designed to provide our team with enhanced surgical capabilities, including high-definition, 3D vision and a magnified view. The surgeon controls the robotic system, which, in turn, translates hand movements into smaller, more precise movements of tiny instruments inside the body. Like laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery can bring about minimal scarring, a faster recovery and a shorter hospital stay.

Our skilled surgeons use robotic technology to perform several procedures, including:

• Gallbladder surgery — Procedure that requires a one-inch incision to remove the gallbladder
• Hysterectomy surgery — Procedure to remove the uterus (partial hysterectomy) or the uterus and cervix (total hysterectomy)
• Kidney surgery — Removes all or part of the kidney, often to treat kidney cancer
• Pelvic and vaginal prolapse surgery — Procedure that repairs tissues and muscles supporting loose or weakened pelvic organs, including the uterus, rectum and bladder
• Prostate cancer surgery — Removes the prostate as part of prostate cancer treatment
• Total knee and hip replacement — Procedure that allows your doctor to cut less by cutting precisely what's planned to help protect your healthy bone and insert an artificial replacement
• Spine surgery — Guided by a digital model of your spine, we are able to treat fractures, replace discs with implants and either join or replace vertebrae

We work to educate you about your procedure so you are well-informed both before and after surgery.

Preparing for surgery

As you prepare for surgery, our preadmission nursing team will go over your medical and surgical history, conduct preoperative testing, provide you with admission and discharge information, as well as answer any questions you may have.

Prior to your procedure, one of our anesthesiologists will also visit with you. Together, you will decide on an appropriate anesthetic. Consent forms and other paperwork are completed in the preoperative area.

Postsurgical care

After surgery, you may go to the post-anesthesia care unit, also known as the recovery room. The experienced nurses in this unit will observe and care for you as you emerge from the anesthetic. From here, you are transferred back to either the outpatient unit, or to one of the inpatient units.

If you had outpatient surgery, you may be discharged one to two hours after you leave the recovery area. You will be given postoperative instructions, prescriptions and information about follow-up appointments.