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The physicians and staff of Unity Surgical Center (USC) place your health and safety as our top priority.  We closely monitor public health concerns including COVID-19 and follow recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH), and the Tippecanoe County Health Department (TCHD).  We provide outpatient surgical care following safety protocols to protect patients, their families, and our staff.  USC follows frequent and extensive cleaning protocols for all areas of the surgery center and 23-hour suites, and appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is used. Please contact us through this website or call us at 765-446-5000 if you have any questions or concerns about your surgery or our precautions for COVID-19.

SCREENING FOR PATIENTS: Every patient that is scheduled for surgery at Unity Surgical Center will be screened with questions prior to the day of surgery as well as upon entry into the building.  The screening questions include presence of fever, cough, difficulty breathing, body aches, headache, sore throat, congestion, runny nose, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, new loss of taste or smell, or COVID -19 exposure.  Prior to the day of surgery, these questions may be asked by phone or text.  If the answer to any of these questions is “yes”, please call (765-446-5000) for further evaluation and instructions.  If after hours, please call your surgeon’s office.  Patients will also have their temperatures checked prior to entering the surgery center. If patients have any screening signs or symptoms of COVID-19 they may be asked to have a pre-operative COVID-19 test (nasal swab). Any patient testing positive or who is suspect for active COVID-19 will have their surgery deferred.

VISITORS/DRIVERS: All visitors will also be screened with questions and a temperature check prior to admission into the surgery center. Any visitor with signs or symptoms of COVID-19 or known to be COVID-19 positive will be asked to remain outside of the surgery center. If the patient’s accompanying family member or driver does not come into the surgical center, or if they choose to leave the center during the procedure, we ask that they remain accessible by cell phone and stay in the close vicinity of USC. We will be happy to provide phone updates and discharge instructions.

MASKS FOR PATIENTS AND VISITORS: Patients and visitors may choose to wear a mask while in Unity Surgical Center for any reason and may request our staff to wear a mask in their presence as well. If a patient or visitor has any symptoms of respiratory infection or has had a possible COVID-19 exposure, entry into USC will be determined individually by our administrative clinical staff. If entry is permitted, use of a properly fitted mask may be required.

Thank you for your understanding and compliance with these precautions.

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During Your Stay

Reporting to USC

  • Report promptly at your scheduled arrival time to complete forms. You will have the opportunity to visit with your anesthesiologist to discuss what will happen before, during and after surgery and to ask questions (if applicable).
  • Persons under 18 years old must have a parent or legal guardian to sign forms.
  • Bring your insurance cards with you on the day of your surgery.
  • If patient has a Power of Attorney, please bring those documents with you.

When you arrive, please check in at the reception desk. Our receptionist will briefly verify your registration information, insurance coverage and payment arrangements, and ask for your signature on the necessary forms. Next, your nurse will escort you to your private room where preparation for your procedure will occur. Until it is time for your surgery, a family member or friend is welcome to stay with you. A parent or guardian must stay with a child under the age of 18.

Once in your room you will be asked to change into a gown and robe. A brief health history will be taken, as well as your vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and breathing rate). If preoperative testing is necessary, it will be completed at this time. Any preoperative medication ordered by your physician will be given as well. Your nurse will review your discharge instructions with you and your family. You will also be visited by your anesthesiologist and surgeon and have the opportunity to ask any remaining questions you may have.

When it is time for your procedure, your family will be asked to return to the lobby. At this time your surgical nurse will briefly interview you and escort you to the surgery suite. If able, you will walk with your nurse; otherwise you may be transported by either wheelchair or cart. Once in the surgical suite you will receive your anesthetic and your procedure will begin. The amount of time you spend in surgery is dependent upon your particular procedure.

Your family and friends are a very important part of your care. For this reason, we ask them to remain within or near the lobby. If for any reason they need to leave the building, they should notify the receptionist. The lobby area provides telephone, TV, magazines, a children’s area and coffee/tea/hot chocolate. Public restrooms are located on the first floor of the Unity Medical Pavilions.

After surgery, depending on your type of anesthetic, you will be observed by the nurses while the effects of your anesthetic diminish. You will spend approximately 30 to 60 minutes in recovery.

You will be returned to your private room once your condition is stabilized. If you have had general anesthesia, you may still feel “sleepy,” but your friend or family member is welcome to rejoin you. Parents may return to their child. Once you are feeling more alert, your nurse will again review discharge instructions with you and your family member or friend.

When your surgeon or anesthesiologist has determined you are ready to go home, your family member or friend will be welcome to get the car and pull it up to the front.

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