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Pre-Surgical Assessment Clinic

"Making a difference in people’s lives through excellent patient care" is not just a slogan. Research proves patients recover faster when cared for by a hospitalist. Hospitalists are physicians whose primary focus is the medical care of hospitalized patients. Thus, a hospitalist gains much experience in the unique aspects of each patient’s medical needs and is readily available throughout their hospital stay—24 hours a day.

The Pre-Surgical Assessment Clinic at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center allows the hospitalist to participate early with the surgeon and primary-care physician to develop a plan of care for the patient's best outcome. For example, more than one-third of our hip and knee replacement and almost one-half of our open heart patients are anemic (with low blood counts) before surgery. Patients who are not anemic do better after surgery. Therefore, adequate time for treatment is essential to correct this problem before surgery.

Your physician believes that you will benefit from this strategy. Please feel free to ask the hospitalist about your individual plan of care.

We look forward to helping you improve your surgical outcome and thus demonstrate our commitment to delivering the highest quality of care.

For more information or to arrange an appointment with a hospitalist, please phone (602) 839-6126, fax (602) 839-3360, or e-mail us.

Pre-Surgical Assessment Clinic
For surgical patients, we will:

Call you to schedule a private consultation with your hospitalist four to five weeks before surgery.
Coordinate tests, treatments and instructions that will prepare you for surgery.
Provide timely reports to your surgeon and primary-care physician during your hospital stay and upon discharge

For additional information about Blood Conservation Medicine, please call (602) 839-6070, or e-mail us.