MINOR OPERATING ROOM

Our Objective

• Provide "team" support to surgeons and anesthesiologists during the operative and/or diagnostic procedure.
• To provide cooperative planning and coordination of functions among the nursing staff, the surgical and the medical staff, in order to improve the care given to the patient.
• To promote clinical instruction necessary for the learning experiences of students in nursing and medical sciences and to cooperate in the educational program which will enhance the individual growth of the department staff.
• To support and promote the policies of the unit and the hospital as a whole.
• To operate the department economically and effectively.

Services Offered

• G.I. diagnostic procedures
• Endoscopy
• Gastroscopy
• Colonoscopy
• Proctosigmoidoscopy
• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography)
• Bronchoscopy
• Gynecologic diagnostic procedures
• Pelvic Clearance
• Precipitate deliveries
• OB Patient Evaluation Prior to Admission
• Excision and Electrocautery of Papilloma
• PAP Smears and gram Staining
• Removal of PUD
• Endometrial and Cyst Biopsy
• Surgical Procedures
• I and D
• Excision of mass
• Biopsies
• Circumsion
• Suturing of wounds
• EENT Out Patient Surgeries
• Application of Casts or Removal of casts
• Arthrocentesis
• Bone marrow punctures

The Minor Operating Room is open from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Saturday. Endoscopy Unit is open from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Saturday.