For Patients

The Center for Ambulatory Surgery, a leading provider of outpatient surgical services, offers patients and physicians a safe, convenient and affordable alternative to hospital based surgery. The surgery center is equipped with the finest state-of-the-art equipment and the expert healthcare staff provides highly individualized care to every patient.

The following patients WILL NOT BE ADMITTED at The Center.

Patients with:

• TYPE I LATEX ALLERGIES.
• ASA 4 Classification as per State Law
• Unstable asthma (patient with audible expiratory wheezing)
• Uncontrolled Diabetes (Blood sugar greater than 300)
• Patients with glucose of >200 with positive urine ketones
• Younger than 5 months of age (Note: infants who were discharged from the hospital/NICU stay with history of apnea post-hospital discharge or had long histories NICU stay with known apnea will not be admitted to The Center until they are one year of age)
• History of blood dyscrasia, etiology unknown
• Significant recent EKG changes
• Seizure disorder with recent seizure activity (unless recent seizure has been consulted with and adequately treated by neurologist)
• Patients > 350 lbs

All ASA III will require medical evaluation and clearance.