There are certain types of cases that we are not equipped to provide due to the expertise or the expense of the equipment does not make it cost effective to provide it locally.
Anesthesia
Our anesthesia is provided by a CRNA. We can provide local sedation, regional or general anesthesia.
Ear, Nose and Throat
The ear, nose and throat physician comes the second and fourth Thursdays. He places ear tubes and a and excises skin cancers of the face.
Gastroenterologist
The gastroenterologist comes the second Tuesday of the month. He performs:
- colonoscopies
- upper endoscopies
- removes polyps
- takes biopsies
- dilates the esophagus
General Surgeon
The general surgeon comes Monday and Wednesday and other days if it can be arranged for emergencies. Types of cases done here are:
- all types of hernia repairs
- gall bladder removal
- bowel resections
- breast biopsies
- mastectomies
- hemorrhoidectomies
- appendectomies
- pilonidal systectmies
- amputations
- various other minor surgeries.
We have a general surgeon that comes one afternoon a month who also does scope procedures.
Obstetric Gynecological
Two obstetric gynecological specialists come that are partners. One comes the first Tuesday of the month and the other comes the third Monday. Procedures that they perform are:
- sterilization procedures
- hysterectomies with or without ovarian removal
- bladder and bowel prolapse repairs
- D and C's.
There are several new procedures implanting mesh to support the bladder and bowel that can be done here.
Orthopedic
The orthopedic surgeons come from different offices in Lincoln. One office does:
- trigger fingers
- removal of ganglion cysts
- carpal tunnel surgeries
The other surgeon does:
- knee arthroscopy
- open and closed reductions of fractures
- carpal tunnel
- trigger fingers
- excision of ganglion cysts
Podiatrist
The podiatrist operates here once a month doing bunion, hammer toe, toenail and corn surgeries.
Urologist
The urologist comes the first and third Tuesdays of the month. He does cystoscopies, vasectomies and some bladder surgeries.
The majority of our surgery is completed on an outpatient basis or a 24 hour stay. Inpatient surgery is also available.
If you have questions about if a procedure can be done here, please contact the surgery department at (402)274-6137. |
