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As a surgical patient at Monmouth Medical Center, your care will
be handled by a highly skilled team of specialists, which is headed
by your surgeon. The information in this section is designed to
give you step-by-step information to prepare you for surgery and
recovery.
Enter through the main hospital entrance and check in at the Information
Desk in the Main Lobby. Take an elevator from the main lobby
to the fourth floor, and walk to the reception area directly
opposite the elevators. (If your surgery is scheduled for the
weekend, or if you are having an elective procedure, please take
the escalator or elevator from the main entrance to the first
floor and proceed to the Admitting Office). Surgical Day Stay
4th Floor
Enter through the main hospital entrance and check in at the Information
Desk in the Lobby. Proceed to the Cranmer Surgery Center directly
behind the main lobby desk.
Upon your arrival, you will be asked
to change into a hospital gown. Your belongings will be secured
while you are in the surgical unit and then will be delivered to
your room later in the day if you stay in the hospital overnight.
The nursing staff will collect your health information and carry
out doctors’ orders, such as starting IV or preoperative
medication and applying support stockings.
Parents may stay with children until
they are brought into the Operating Room.
While you are in the operating room, your anesthesiologist will
observe your heart and respiratory status throughout your operation,
using a blood pressure cuff, and heart and respiratory monitors.
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