Surgical Specialities - Surgical Services - Wooster Community Hospital

Surgical Services

We are very fortunate that many of our clinical staff members are certified operating room nurses exemplifying the highest achievement of their profession.

Wooster Community Hospital has the ability to offer a wide variety of surgical specialties because of the highly trained Anesthesiologists and Surgeons on our medical staff, including General/Vascular Surgeons, Urologists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Otolarngology/ENT Surgeons, Podiatrists, Oral/Maxillofacial Surgeons, and Obstetricians/Gynecologists.

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		Frequently, you hear the term ambulatory care or outpatient surgery and that means patients can usually return home the same day following the procedure. The most common ambulatory care or outpatient surgeries include tonsillectomies, hernia repairs, laparoscopic procedures such as gall bladder removals, arthroscopic procedures and cataract extractions. Due to advancements in technology, especially the advent of laparoscopic and arthroscopic surgeries, patients experience much less discomfort and recover sooner from surgical procedures. The surgery staff members at Wooster Community Hospital are very experienced efficient in the use of these surgical procedures. We thought you would be interested in knowing a little more about laparoscopic and arthroscopic techniques: Laparoscopic Surgery, also referred to as minimally invasive surgery, is a surgical technique that uses a long, thin telescope-like instrument (the laparoscope) attached to a video camera that transmits images of intestinal organs on a video monitor. Only a very small incision is required for laparoscopic surgery even though Surgeons perform entire operations using this advanced procedure. Arthroscopy is a surgical procedure in which the internal structures of joints are examined for diagnosis and/or treatment using a tube-like viewing instrument called an arthroscope that contains optical fibers and lenses. The technique of arthroscopy involves inserting the arthroscope through tiny incisions in the skin to access the joint to be examined. The arthroscope is connected to a video camera and the interior of the joint is seen on a television monitor. Arthroscopy can be helpful in the diagnosis and treatment of many noninflammatory and inflammatory types of arthritis as well as various injuries within the joint.

		For all of our inpatient surgeries, Wooster Community Hospital has developed an after surgery "plan of care" for each patient that coordinates the expertise of all appropriate clinical services. For example, an important area of specialty for Wooster Community Hospital is total hip and knee replacements as performed by Orthopedic Surgeonson our active staff. The "plan of care" for these procedures includes early involvement of Rehabilitation services to quickly return patients to a quality lifestyle. By listening to the health care needs of our community, we continue to bring local access for many surgical specialties to the Surgery and Ambulatory Care Center at Wooster Community Hospital.

		The nutritional counseling program includes evaluations with a licensed dietitian; classes designed for children and adults.

		Massotherapy and infant communication classes are also offered in our specialized programming.


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	Surgical Procedures

Listed below are a few of the surgical procedures performed at Wooster Community Hospital:

General Surgery

Colon-rectal surgery, thyroidectomy, hernia repair, breast surgery, removal of appendix, removal of gall bladder, and associated procedures.

Vascular Surgery

Carotid endarterectomy, aneurysm, femoral popliteal bypass, arterial-vascular fistula, vein stripping and other associated procedures.

Ear/Nose/Throat

Endoscopic sinus surgery, myringotomy with tube placement, rhinoplasty, tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, mastoidectomy, septoplasty, closed reduction nasal fracture and other associated procedures.

Orthopedics

Total joint replacement, laminectomy, fracture fixation, knee and shoulder arthroscopy, ACL reconstruction, and other associated procedures.

Urology

Cystoscopy, ureteroscopy, ureteroscopy with stone removal, prostate surgery, stent plancement, transurethral prostate ablation (TUNA), and other associated procedures.

Gynecology

Laparoscopy assisted gynecological procedures, diagnostic hysteroscopy, uterine ablation, hysterectomy, laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy, fallopian tube reconstruction, fallopian tube ligation and other associated procedures.

Oral Surgery

Temporo-mandibular joint arthroscopy procedures (TMJ), closed reduction mandibular fractures, jaw wiring and maxillofacial procedures.

Ophthalmology

Muscle surgery for crossed eyes (pediatric patients), cataract removal, opening tear ducts, and other associated procedures.

Podiatry

Reconstructive and corrective foot surgery and other associated procedures.

Who Is at Risk?

Sometimes when you want it the least, your body needs it the most. When you feel tired, worn out and stressed out, the last thing you feel like doing is driving down to your health club for an intense workout. The fact is, this is exactly what you should do.

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