Surgical Area

At Community Hospital, there are three primary areas reponsible for your surgical care:

1. Pre-op Holding: Patients will be escorted to this area after reporting to admitting.
2. Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU): Patients recover in this area. All caregivers are trained in adult and pediatric advanced life support, as well as cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. Nursing personnel work in collaboration with physicians and other health care providers to provide the best surgical experience possible.
3. Sterile Processing Department (SPD): The sterile processing department is a little-known hospital area. These sterilization professionals are dedicated to ensuring that all of the instruments, equipment and supplies utilized in the operating room are completely germ-free and sterile for all surgeries performed.