Your Procedure

What can you expect during your outpatient surgery experience at Far Hills Surgical Center? Personal attention, high-quality medical care, minimal waiting, and you can usually expect to go home within a few hours.

Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns, special needs, or requests. We want to make your outpatient surgery experience as pleasant as possible.

So you know what to expect, please review this important patient information:

When you arrive at Far Hills you will be greeted by one of our friendly reception staff. At that time, please sign-in. Quite soon, you will be asked to speak with one of our reception staff in our confidential registration area. Once you have been registered, a nurse will escort you into the pre-operative area where your pulse, temperature, respiration and blood pressure will be taken. You will be asked to change into a gown provided by the Surgical Center. Your clothes will be placed in a secured locker until you are ready to go home.

At Far Hills, we believe in making you as comfortable as possible. As such, you will be asked if you would like to have family with you whenever possible. However, there are some portions of both the preoperative and post-operative portions of your care where this is not ideal for your care.

• If you are unable to keep your appointment or you are delayed, please contact the Surgical Center immediately at 937-294-9840 or toll free at 1-866-294-9840.
• Please bring your insurance card with you to the surgical center.
• Copays are due on the day of surgery.
• Take all physician approved blood pressure, heart, seizure and breathing medications on the day of surgery with a sip of water. Do not take diuretics (water pills) or diabetes medications unless specifically instructed otherwise.
• Please leave all valuables (especially jewelry, wedding rings, cash, etc) at home.
• Do not apply or wear make-up or contact lenses.
• Wear loose fitting clothing and low-heeled shoes so it is easier to dress following surgery. Wear button or zipped tops for breast, arm, or shoulder surgery.
• Please remember that some time is required to prepare you for your surgery. You may be asked to arrive up to two hours prior to your scheduled surgery time.
• After the operation is completed, you will be taken into the recovery area until you are ready to go home.
• After the procedure, coffee, juice, soda and crackers are provided for patients in the facility. Please do not bring food from home.