What you need to know for the Day of Surgery:

 Check-in

When to Arrive:  Please arrive at the surgery center one hour prior to your scheduled surgery time unless instructed otherwise.  If you are having cataract surgery, we request that you arrive one and one half hours prior to your surgery time.

When you arrive at the Center we ask that you check-in at the registration desk.  A member of our staff will verify your personal and insurance information and ask you to provide us with a telephone number for your ride home so that we may contact them when you are ready to be discharged.

Following Admission

• After checking in, you will be admitted to the pre-op area where a nurse will review your health history with you and prepare you for your surgery.
• An anesthesiologist will discuss your anesthesia plan with you and answer any questions you may have.
• You and your family member or escort will remain in the pre-op area until it is time for you to go to the operating suite.  At the appropriate time you will be escorted to the operating room by your surgical nurse.
• During surgery your escort may remain in a reception area and after surgery will rejoin you in the recovery room when you are ready to be discharged.