Patient instructions

For your safety and comfort, you must follow these instructions:

You will need a responsible adult to bring you to the surgery center and remain with you for 24 hours after surgery.
Eat only a light meal at dinner the night before your surgery.
Nothing to eat or drink after midnight before surgery; no gum, no coffee, no water, nothing by mouth.
You may take heart, blood pressure, anti-seizure, anti-ulcer medication the morning of surgery with a sip of water.
Do not smoke or drink any alcoholic beverages for 24 hours before your surgery.
Do not bring jewelry or cash with you.
Wear no makeup or nail polish. If you wear nail caps, remove one.
Bring the case(s) to store your eye glasses, contact lenses, and/or dentures.
Bring your

crutches
walker
sling
support
orthotic

Wear casual or loose fitting clothes, with a front button-down shirt or blouse, cotton underwear.
Bring with you all the medications that you currently take including any inhalers.
Please bring only your adult driver/care person with you. (If patient is a child, have two (2) persons present for drive home.)
Please park in the designated surgery center PATIENT PARKING area.
Please bring a photo ID and your insurance cards with you for identification purposes.
Please be at the surgery center at least one hour prior to the scheduled time of your surgery.
Please bring a copy of guardianship authority if the patient is not able to consent for the procedure him/herself.
A nurse will call you for a pre-operative interview at 24-48 hours prior to the procedure. If we are unable to contact you, please call us at 813-873-8700.

Pediatric patients

Bring an extra set of clothes and a special toy, blanket, bottle, sippy-cup, etc.
The legal guardian/custodial parent must accompany the child to the center and remain at the center.
Please bring a copy of guardianship authority if you are not the parent of the child.

Decisions about the choice of anesthesia will be made together with you, the anesthesiologist and the surgeon. You will receive written instructions about what to expect after surgery before you leave the facility.