Outpatient surgery and a recovery care
When surgery is needed, our experienced care team at Ascension Medical Group St. Vincent - Elwood General Surgery is ready to deliver the care you need. We provide surgical care for adults and children. Choosing the right place to have your surgery is an important decision. Our care team is ready to provide the surgical care you need—from answering your questions before surgery, to using advanced surgical techniques and creating a personalized recovery plan.
Minimally-invasive techniques to help your recovery
Surgeons at Ascension Medical Group St. Vincent - Elwood General Surgery have the expertise to perform many types of general surgery and specialty care procedures, including biopsy, endoscopy and selective nerve injections. When possible, your surgeon may use minimally-invasive techniques and robotic surgery to treat your condition. When compared to traditional surgery, minimally invasive techniques may lead to smaller incisions, less pain, a lower risk of complications and help shorten your recovery.
We have surgeons and anesthesiologists who specialize in:
- Colonoscopies (screening and diagnostic)
- Ear, nose and throat surgery, such as tonsil removal
- Endocrine surgery, such as thyroid surgery
- Fistula repair
- Foot and ankle surgery
- G-tube placement and removal
- Gastrointestinal (GI) surgery, such as appendix removal, gallbladder removal and colon surgery
- Gynecologic surgery
- Hiatal Hernia repairs
- Hemorrhoid surgery
- Joint injections and pain management
- Lymph node biopsies
- Orthopedic hand surgery
- Orthopedic joint surgery
- Ophthalmologic eye surgery
- Ostomy placement and reversals
- Plastic surgery
- Port Placements and removals
- Removal of skin tags, moles, cysts, lumps and bumps (i.e. lipomas, masses) and bartholin's cysts
- Spine surgery
- Spleen surgery
- Upper Endoscopy (EGD)
- Urology surgery
Personalized care that supports your recovery after surgery
We coordinate all aspects of your surgical care, answer your questions and provide dietary instructions. Your care team does a preoperative evaluation prior to your surgery. It’s important for you to understand how to prepare for your surgery.
After your surgery, your recovery care team monitors your oxygen rate, blood pressure, breathing and other vital signs that may be affected by anesthesia or pain medication. When you are ready, your nurse provides home care instructions to you and your caregiver.
