PATIENT INFORMATION: FAQs
Q. Am I permitted to eat/drink before my admission?
A. Your complete medical care is under the direction and supervision of your physician.
Please do not eat or drink anything after midnight the night before surgery. Do not smoke, chew gum, or eat mints. You may, however, brush your teeth the morning of the surgery, but do not swallow any water. Do not drink alcohol 24 hours before surgery.
Q. Should I bring my medications from home with me?
A. Please do not bring medications from home to the surgery center unless your physician has instructed you to do so. Patients should have a complete list of these medications, with frequency and dosages, available at admission.
Please take any medications that you normally take in the morning, UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED. If you normally take your medications in the evening, please take as usual. If you take Insulin, Coumadin, or Plavix you MUST speak to the anesthesiologist at the surgery center 24 hours prior to your scheduled surgery.
Q. What do I need to bring?
A. Here is a list of items you will need at registration:
- Social Security Number.
- All active insurance cards.
- Picture ID.
- Any paperwork given to you by your physician.
- Living Will, Advance Directives, or Powers of Attorney, if applicable. All information obtained during your hospitalization will be held in strict confidence.
- For added personal comfort, you may bring your own pajamas (or nightgown), bathrobe, slippers, toothbrush, non-electrical shaving equipment, and other everyday use personal products; we recommend that your valuables be left at home.
- Transportation permits.
- We will ask you to sign appropriate consent and release forms that authorize hospital personnel to provide the services your physician has ordered for you.
- You will be required to wear an identification band during your stay. This helps ensure that you will receive the proper treatments and medications. Please do not remove this band for any reason.
Q. What forms of payment do you accept for services rendered?
A. You may pay by cash, check, money order, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, or Discover.
Q. What time should I report to the surgery center?
A. We ask that you report to the surgery center at least 60 minutes before your scheduled procedure. This ensures that all paperwork will be properly taken care of.
Q. Will I have lab work done before my procedure? If so, where do I go?
A. Your complete medical care is under the direction and supervision of your physician. Most lab work has been completed before time of surgery or treatment. Your physician will inform you otherwise.