If surgery is needed for your ongoing care, our trained scheduling staff will assist you. They will help unravel the complex insurance requirements and pre-approvals that may be needed. The scheduling process is complex; it involves pulling together your personal needs and combining them with the available time in the operating room. The scheduling decision is further weighed against the requirements of your condition. Emergency problems are managed by a completely different set of standards.

Our doctors have reserved blocks of time in the hospital operating rooms which we use for our patients depending on their special needs. Typically major procedures are arranged for these predetermined times. Outpatient cases offer a greater degree of flexibility because of the shorter operating times.

The scheduling staff will coordinate your insurance benefits, arrange for a second opinion if required, gather the appropriate permits in cooperation with your doctor, and review your financial responsibility all prior to your scheduled surgery date.

You may expect to have all your questions answered prior to your surgery. Your scheduling staff person will help in gathering all the answers you need.