Lourdes offers a wide range of surgical services that are involved with procedures that may or may not require an overnight stay at the hospital.

• Ambulatory Surgery - Any procedure that does not require an overnight hospital stay (also called outpatient surgery).
• Operating Room - 9 surgical suites dedicated to inpatient and outpatient surgery.
• GI Lab - an area dedicated to exams of the colon and stomach.
• Ophthalmology Surgery / Laser Treatment Center - An area designed for surgery and procedures such as cataract removal and laser treatment of skin lesions, tatoos, etc.
• Pre-Admission Testing - An area designated to complete pre-admission blood work, nurse assessments and provide instructions. Surgical Inpatients are also prepared for surgery in this area.

Lourdes Ambulatory Surgery Center offers the latest technology in outpatient surgery in a comfortable, convenient setting.  Patient privacy and comfort are assured in individual rooms, while family members and friends can wait in the spacious atrium and cafe. 

Loved ones are provided with pagers so they can be contacted no matter where they are on the Lourdes Campus.  They are paged with updates and when the physician has completed the surgery and is ready to speak with them.

The Ambulatory Surgery Center includes:

• Ophthalmology Surgery / Laser Treatment Center
• A state of the art GI lab.
• Three minor procedure rooms.
• Private patient rooms adjacent to the seven main operating rooms.  Patient rooms feature music which the patient can control as well as lighting and color designed for the patient's comfort.

A wide variety of surgical and diagnostic procedures can be performed at the Lourdes Ambulatory Surgery Center including:

• Arthroscopy- a visual examination of the joints of the body (example: shoulder, knee, etc.)
• Cataract removal - see our Ophthalmology Surgery / Laser Treatment Center
• Cystoscopy- a visual examination of the urinary tract and bladder
• Hysteroscopy- a visual examination of the uterus used to diagnose and treat uterine polyps and fibroids.
• Laparoscopy- is the most common form of minimally invasive surgery performed today, and is used successfully for removal of the gallbladder and appendix, ulcer surgery, hernia repairs, and lung biopsies. These techniques are predicted to be the first choice for most diagnostic and surgical procedures in the 21st century. Laparoscopy is also used to treat endometriosis and for performing hysterectomies.
• Podiatry (foot surgery) - Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the human foot (example: bunions).
• Sinus Endoscopy- a visual examination of the sinus cavity.
• Balloon Sinuplasty offers a minimally invasive option for patients with chronic sinusitis which results in a faster recovery time.
• Image Guided Sinus Surgery - The system uses a special computer that displays three-dimensional images of the patient's anatomy and the surgeon's instruments in "real time" while the ENT surgery is being performed.

For more information about Outpatient Surgery, please call (607) 798-5321.