Each year in the month of February, Columbus Regional Hospital offers Women's Heart Check a screening and comprehensive education session for area women. Outpatient Surgery Services utilizes 19 private rooms where nurses provide pre and post-operative assessment and care planning, education, and recovery for short term procedures. The surgical techniques vary depending on the degree of intervention needed by the patient. The type of anesthesia offered, depends on a woman's individual need. General anesthesia is the most common type.
Many procedures require a small abdominal or vaginal incision.
Occasionally, depending on the procedure, a urinary catheter will be in place for 2-5 days after the procedure. Self catheter care is quite easy and can be done at home, allowing for a shorter hospital stay of 24-48 hours. Pubovaginal Sling A procedure used to correct urinary incontinence where a section of the patient's own tissue is taken through a small, low abdominal incision. The tissue is then taken through a small vaginal opening and attached as a sling to support the urethra. Procedure takes 30 to 50 minutes on average.