Blog About Contact Classes & Events Giving Careers Patients & Visitors Locations & Directions Medical Services Find a Doctor General Surgery Preparing for Surgery Phone Numbers Surgical Lobby Desk (803) 791-2708 ActionLine (803) 791-2342 Nurse Liaison (803) 939-4523 378/South Entrance (803) 739-3118 North Entrance (803) 936-3198 Volunteer Office (803) 791-2573 Chaplain (803) 791-2901 (803) 791-2033 General Surgery Post-Operative eVisits After surgery, complete a short questionnaire for follow-up care from your physician. Log In Received a code? Sign Up Lexington Medical Center is one of the top surgical centers in the region performing more than 17,000 surgeries each year. Our board-certified surgical specialists are supported by skilled anesthesiologists, registered nurses and technologists. We were one of the first hospitals in the nation to perform endovascular surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm. Our state-of-the-art digital surgical suites are equipped with advanced surgical navigation and O-arm surgical imaging systems that make surgery ultra-precise and less invasive. Our hospital is accredited to perform, and experienced in, some of the most complex surgical procedures including open heart, cardiovascular and thoracic surgery as well as laparoscopic hysterectomy and orthopedic, urologic and arthroscopic procedures. Surgery and Recovery When a loved one is having surgery, we take your comfort to heart, too. Waiting Area Please be our guest to complimentary coffee weekdays from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and use courtesy phones and computers to keep family and friends up to date. Our state-of-the art patient tracking service keeps you informed of your loved one’s progress at every stage of care. Drinks and light snacks are accessible in our canteen for waiting guests. We ask that you limit snacks to foods such as crackers, pretzels and other snacks that lack a strong aroma. Please help keep our waiting area calm and quiet by speaking softly. Pre-Op Area One person may accompany the patient to pre-op for initial preparation. Once the patient is ready, two people at a time can be escorted to the pre-op area. PACU — Post Anesthesia Care Unit After surgery, the surgeon will visit the surgical lobby/conference room to speak privately with family and/or friends. At this time, the patient will be going to PACU and recovery usually takes from 1.5 to 2 hours. Family and/or friends will be notified when the patient is in outpatient recovery or has been assigned a hospital room. Outpatient Recovery Area After a patient has recovered in PACU, he or she will be transferred to outpatient recovery. The volunteer/nurse liaison can then escort family and/or friends to recovery and home care instruction will be provided. Log In Sign Up Find a Doctor Doctors' Offices (803) 791-2000 Locations & Directions Contact a Patient (803) 739-3200 Send Well Wishes Billing Help Paying Your Bill Account Questions Careers LexWell Blog ©2021 Lexington Medical Center. All Rights Reserved. Privacy & Legal Third Party Verification Site by truematter