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Ambulatory Surgery Unit
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| Contact Number: | (740) 393-9703 |
 At Knox Community Hospital, one of our goals is to provide you with the highest quality of healthcare. Advances in technology are allowing us to perform more surgical procedures as day surgeries, reducing the time you are away from your job and lowering the cost of hospitalization.
The Day Surgery and Pre-Surgical Screening departments staff nine registered nurses with over 200 years of experience to take care of patients of all ages. We average 300+ cases a month. Frequent surgeries include Endoscopy, Cataract, ENT, Orthopedic, D&C/ Laparoscope, and many others.
Once your surgeon has scheduled your procedure, a registered nurse from Pre-Surgical Screening will call you to make arrangements for an assessment, blood work, and other testing requested by your physician. They will also give you surgery specific instructions.
The next step is Day Surgery, where staff will finish getting you ready for surgery. Following your surgical procedure you will return to Day Surgery until you are stable for discharge.
You will receive written instruction about what to expect at home. The following day we will call to check and see how you are doing.
Pre-Surgical Screening
A registered nurse from the hospital will call to arrange a time for an assessment and testing needed before your surgery. Please report to the Central Registration area 15 minutes prior to your scheduled time to be registered.
Please bring the following: List of all medications you are taking (with dosages), your insurance card, and any office paperwork given to you by your physician.
Knox Community Hospital is located at 1330 Coshocton Road in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Please park in the front of the hospital. Registration is located on the first floor in the center of the hospital. You will be directed to Pre-Surgical Screening, also on the first floor where your assessment, lab work, and testing will be done in the Day Surgery area.
.Pre-Surgical Screening
(740) 393-9143 or 393-9144
Monday through Friday
Day Surgery
Pre-Operative Instructions
1. Do not eat or drink anything after midnight unless your doctor/nurse has given you specific instructions to take medication. You may brush your teeth and rinse your mouth before coming to the hospital, but do not swallow the water. Do not chew gum or eat mints.
2. Please call your surgeon’s office the day before surgery after 1:00pm to confirm your surgery time. On the day of surgery, sign in at the hospital’s Central Registration area 90 minutes prior to your surgery time.
3. Please bring your medication list and dosage, insurance card, and paperwork from the surgeon’s office the day of your surgery.
4. Arrange for a responsible adult to drive you home and stay with you for 24 hours after surgery. You are not allowed to drive. Taxi and MOTA are acceptable if a responsible adult is with you.
5. Take a bath or shower the night before or the morning of your surgery.
6. Do not wear jewelry, make-up, or hair accessories. Please bring your eye glass or contact lens case with you the day of your appointment.
7. Please leave all valuables at home.
8. Wear comfortable, loose fitting clothing.
9. Children having surgery may bring a favorite security item. Please bring bottles and diapers for your child.
10. If you develop any illness such as a cold, sore throat, fever, or cough before surgery, call your surgeon’s office.
Visitors
- No more than two (2) adult visitors per patient are allowed, due to limited space.
- No children under 12 are permitted in the Day Surgery Area.
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The Day Surgery & Services team at Knox Community Hospital hope that your stay with us is pleasant and your recovery is quick and complete. It is our privilege to have you as a patient. We are here to help; if you have any questions, please feel free to ask your nurse.
Day Surgery & Services
(740) 393-9150
Monday through Friday |
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