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Outpatient surgery is a surgical procedure that does not require an overnight hospital stay and usually allows the patient to return home immediately after the procedure is complete.
Cigna Medical Group provides outpatient surgery services at our Clyde Wright Multi Specialty Center. Our Clyde Wright Outpatient Surgery center has recently won a full, three year accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).
755 E. McDowell Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85006
602-271-3020
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The Outpatient Surgery Department is located on the East side of the Clyde Wright Health Care Center, please enter off of 9th Street.
Monday - Friday 6:30 am- 4 pm
To learn more about important information before your procedure, click here.
Click here to access the important forms you will need to read before your procedure
Ophthalmology- cataracts, pterygium, some minor plastic surgery
General Surgery- hernias, breast surgery
Urology- bladder surgery, cystoscopies
Ear, Nose, Throat- tonsilectomys, nasal and sinus surgeries, ear tubes
Podiatry- bunionectomies, hammer toe repair, and other foot, ankle, and lower leg surgeries
Gastroenterology- colonoscopies and upper endoscopies
Surgical waiting area rules:
- Please limit the number of people with you to one or two adults.
- Do not bring other children as they are not permitted in the PreOp or Recovery areas.
- No food or drink is permitted in the waiting room area in respect for our surgery patients who cannot eat or drink while they are here.
Recovery area and recovery times:
- Only one family member may be allowed in the recovery area.
- Recovery times is usually about 45 minutes to one hour, (tonsillectomy is two hours).
- Cataract recovery time is about 15 minutes.
Discharge:
- Before you can go home, the nurse will review your discharge instructions with you and your responsible adult.
- Written instructions will be provided.
- A nurse will call you the next working day to check on your recovery.
Things to bring with you on the day of your surgery
- You must bring your insurance ID card
- Be prepared to pay any fees or copays prior to surgery, and to pay for any prescriptions. Check, debit, cash, or credit cards are accepted.
- A list of your current medications.
- Packet sent to you in the mail with all the necessary forms.
Before your surgery:
- It is important that you do not eat anything eight (8) hours before surgery. This includes gum, mints, or candy. Clear liquids are encouraged an only permitted up to four (4) hours before surgery. Do not drink milk, cream, or citrus juice. Please ask your surgeon for food and drink instructions for children scheduled for surgery or a procedure.
- Avoiding food and drink will help prevent serious anesthesia complications such as Aspiration Pneumonia (involuntary inhaling of stomach contents into the lungs).
- If you do eat or drink outside the guidelines, the anesthesiologist will cancel your surgery.
- If you take prescription medication for blood pressure, heart conditions, stomach acid, psychiatric conditions, pain, or breathing conditions, take these medications first thing in the morning with a small sip of water.
The day of your surgery:
- Use breathing inhalers on your normal schedule. Bring your inhaler with you.
- Diabetic oral medication SHOULD NOT be taken the morning of your surgery.
- Insulin users - you will receive instructions from your surgeon or primary care physician.
- It is very important that you bring a list of your current medications with you. If you have a pacemaker, or other implanted device, please bring the ID information card with you the day of your surgery.
- Bathe or shower the morning of your surgery. Wear loose-fitting, comfortable clothing. Wear glasses instead of contacts and do not wear make-up.
- If you are having foot surgery, you must remove all toenail polish.
- Remove all jewelry (including all body piercing )and leave all your jewelry at home.
- Bring a chaperone or guardian. While your procedure is taking place, a guardian must be present at all times in the surgical waiting room.
Children having surgery:
- A parent or legal guardian must remain in the waiting room during the schedule procedure. For children who are adopted, in foster care, or do not have biological parent available at the time of the procedure, a legal and responsible adult must bring original guardianship or medical power of attorney paperwork with an official state seal with them to provide evidence of guardianship.
After your surgery:
- Because you will be under anesthesia during surgery, you will not be permitted to drive yourself home after your procedure. It is important that you have a responsible adult to accompany you, even if you are using a taxi or transport service. Failure to make these arrangements could result in your surgery being rescheduled.
- For your safety, please arrange to have a responsible adult stay with you for 24 hours after your surgery. If you have a change in health such as a cold, fever, infection, or flu, notify your physician immediately.
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- Patient Rights and Responsibilities: This is information on your rights and responsibilities as a patient.
- Decisions about your Healthcare: This gives you information about health care directives, health care power of attorney, living wills, and other advanced directive information.
- Patient Transportation Information: You must have someone take you home and stay with you following your procedure. This form lets us know if it is okay to discuss information with the person that is with you if there is another person that you would like us to contact. This form will need to be completed and brought with you on the day of your procedure.
- Procedure Consent: You can expect to see this consent when you come to our center. Prior to signing this consent form, the doctor performing your procedure will discuss any questions you may have regarding your exam.
- Changes in your health status: This is information about what to do if the status of your health changes between now and the date of your procedure.
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