Preoperative program

Live webinars are now offered Monday — Friday. Wednesdays, pm ET Online only: Accessible from a personal computer, tablet, or mobile device. These are reference tools designed to help guide the patient and family throughout one's recovery. Please feel free to click on the link that pertains to your surgery for more information. Lisa has been working at HSS since With 2 Bachelor of Science degrees in Health and in Nursing, she started her career here on the inpatient units and then moved on to work in Utilization Review and in the private office setting.

She has been working in the Patient Education Department since Board Certified in Orthopaedic Nursing, Lisa believes that education and patient participation in their perioperative course leads to a smooth and easy recovery. Preoperative Education.

Preoperative assessment and testing are scheduled by the surgeon's office. Patients scheduled for a pre-op appointment are seen by a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.

You will talk about your child's medical history and a physical exam will be completed to ensure that your child is healthy and ready for surgery.

This will include:. During this call, please let us know if your child sees a cardiologist, pulmonologist, neurologist or endocrinologist. Original bottles with dosages and times will help provide up-to-date information to the medical staff. For children who are scheduled for a routine procedure, such as having their tonsils or adenoids removed, their preoperative assessment will likely just include a medical examination and a discussion of their health history.

If your child has various complex medical needs, takes medications or is having a complicated procedure, they may need to have some testing done beforehand. Types of pediatric preoperative assessments may include:.

Often, we might find something during our preoperative or preanesthesia assessment that may not change how we treat your child that day but may involve seeing a physician after the procedure to follow up. Medical procedures are scary and impactful for anyone, but especially for children.

Our trusted experts specialize in making even the smallest children safe and comfortable during surgery. Our caregivers are trained to assist patients with the delicate tasks associated with personal care activities.

With the majority of operative procedures, there is normally a series of follow-up appointments with physicians. Caregivers can easily be scheduled to provide transportation to and from physician appointments. We have caregivers specially trained to handle any type of care to make sure the patient is on the right road to a speedy recovery. When a patient needs to acquire medical equipment in the home to assist with their recovery, our staff can guide the patient to a reputable organization who can readily acquire whatever they may need.

Should a patient require specialized therapies, we can guide a patient to the best, most reputable providers in the area. We want to make sure our clients get the very best care to make sure they make a safe and uncomplicated recovery. While there is no maximum time limit to the Pre-Operative Care Program, we do have a 4 hour minimum. Caregivers can be scheduled from 4 hours to 24 hours based on the specific needs and recovery parameters of the patient. The caregiver can also be flexible in scheduling.