Madison Surgery Center

Madison Surgery Center staff will call you twice prior to your surgery - once seven days before your surgery to discuss important details and preparation, and once the day before, to confirm your surgery time and any other details.

Call your doctor if you experience any changes in your health between your most recent visit to your physician and the day of your procedure, or if you suspect you are pregnant.

On the day of your surgery, wear loose, comfortable clothes and don't use makeup, contact lenses and jewelry.

Madison Surgery Center patients should make sure to do the following prior to leaving home for their surgery:

Checklist

• Do not eat or drink anything in the morning or take any medications unless you have been given specific instructions stating otherwise.

• Wear loose, comfortable clothing that you can change easily and that will not bind to the site of your procedure.

• Please leave all valuables at home (wedding band, watch, earrings, body piercing jewelry).

• Please bring insurance identification cards as well as a photo ID.

• Please bring some money for medications you may need to purchase.

• Minors (under age 18) must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.  If you are a legal guardian, please bring any/all documents for proof of guardianship or Power of Attorney.

• Children undergoing a procedure should bring their favorite blanket, stuffed animal or toy. Please bring an extra set of clothes (especially pants and underwear or diapers if applicable).  A sippy cup or bottle may also be helpful for after the procedure along with formula or milk if applicable.

• Blanket and pillow for ride home.

Transportation and assistance from a responsible adult

Please arrange for a responsible adult to drive you to and from Madison Surgery Center (MSC) and stay throughout your procedure. You cannot drive for the rest of the day after your surgical procedure. To protect you privacy, the person accompanying you should be someone with whom the physician can discuss your health and results of the procedure. You will need to arrange for a responsible adult to assist with the following:

• Drive you to and from MSC

• Be present throughout your stay at MSC

• Provide care for you for 24 hours or more after the surgical procedure.

Come directly to the Madison Surgery Center reception desk on the third floor to check in
"Correct patient" and "correct site" standards are followed. Several staff members will ask you to identify yourself, verify the correct spelling of your name and state the planned procedure.

Our staff goes to great lengths to make sure young surgery patients are comfortable and not scared, and at no time will pediatric patients be left alone.

You will be discharged as soon as your doctor deems you're ready to go home.

Your doctor will provide instructions about diet, rest, exercise and medications.

You should call your doctor if you experience excessive bleeding, pain that is not relieved by medication, fever over 100.0°F, painful, swollen, red incision sites, any drainage or bleeding from your incision, problems with nausea and vomiting, or problems urinating or emptying your bladder

Madison Surgery Center is a multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center and we currently service dermatology, general surgery, gynecology, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, orthopedic, plastics, podiatry, urology and vascular surgery. We provide services for physicians and patients with the expectation that the patient will be discharged the same day.

• Dermatology (skin)

• General surgery

  • Hernia repair

  • Cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal)

• Gynecology (female reproductive health)

• Otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat)

  • Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

• Ophthalmology (eye)

  • Cataract removal

• Orthopedic (bone and joint)

  • Arthroscopy knee

  • Carpal tunnel release

• Pain management (back injections for pain)

  • Neck

  • Thoracic

  • Lumbar

  • Hip and knee

• Plastics

• Podiatry (foot and ankle)

  • Hallux valgus repair (bunion)

• Urology

  • Vasectomy

• Vascular surgery (minor procedures including radiofrequency ablation)

• Patients must not have significant health problems or multiple comorbidities, which could jeopardize their care here.

• Patients must not have latex allergies (anaphylaxis).

• Routinely scheduled patients should not take or eat anything by mouth (NPO) after midnight the night before the procedure.

• Add-on patients requiring general anesthesia, sedatives or narcotics must not take or eat any solids by mouth (NPO) for eight hours and must not drink any clear liquids for three to four hours before the procedure.

Procedures for all Medicare patients must have a CPT code that is on the Medicare-approved list for freestanding ambulatory surgical centers.

If you are a licensed provider, please submit:

• A written request for surgical procedures and/or credentials to the attention of the Medical Director, Madison Surgery Center, 1 S. Park St. Third Floor, Madison, WI 53715

• Your current Curriculum Vitae with photocopies of your current Wisconsin State License and your Department of Drug Enforcement Authorization License.

• A summary of surgeries you would like to perform and when you would like OR time (Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 4pm).

• Physicians who have been granted privileges may contact the scheduling staff at (608) 287-2587 between 8:30am and 4pm

• If you are interested in becoming part of the Madison Surgery Center physician team, please submit your request in writing to the attention of the Medical Director or Administrative Director: Madison Surgery Center, 1 S. Park St. Third Floor, Madison, WI 53715