Spalding Surgical Center Of Beverly Hills

Your Visit

At Spalding Surgical Center of Beverly Hills, it is our mission to provide the highest standard of care for you during your surgical procedure. To ensure the highest quality care, please prepare for your visit appropriately. Preparation begins at least 24 hours before your procedure, and the following information will help you have the best possible experience under our care.

Prior to arriving at Spalding Surgical Center of Beverly Hills, you will have had a visit with your physician. He or she will have given you specific instructions on what you need to do to prepare your body for your procedure. Follow those instructions to the letter.

When you arrive, one of the first questions we will ask you is, “Have you had anything to eat or drink since last night?” If you have, or if you have failed to follow any of your doctor’s orders, we will not be able to do your procedure and you will have to go home

Waiting Room

Our main reception area is in Suite 301 (3rd Floor). This is where you check in prior to your surgery.

We make every effort to keep our reception area and waiting room available for all patients and family members. Please keep in mind that space is limited and we ask that you give first priority to patients.

About your day surgery

Once you are prepared and we are ready to begin your procedure, you will be moved into one of our state-of-the-art operating rooms or procedure suites. These rooms are designed for ease of use by the medical team and are very brightly lit. You may find them to be cool. Each suite is temperature controlled to establish ideal conditions for medical procedures. Most likely, you will be asleep within minutes of entering the room. Throughout your procedure, we will respect your dignity as we work to ensure that your condition is treated promptly, accurately and safely. Immediately following your procedure, your surgeon will most likely go to the waiting room to update your family. The family is responsible for being in the area when the surgeon comes out to talk. Your surgeon is probably scheduled to attend another patient, so if he or she does not find your family or agent in the area, they will have to wait for your nurse to get an update. It is your family’s responsibility to be available for this conference. The attending nurse in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit will be by your side until you are stable, which means if your family misses the physician, they may have to wait for an extended time to hear news of your status.

Your nurse will talk to you after your procedure but, because of the medications you were given, you likely will not remember what was said. Therefore, it is important for your family or agent to receive this information, too.
Your family should be available for the Post-Op conference.

Post-Op

Once your procedure is complete, you will be moved in to the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, where nurses will monitor your condition. You will be awakened slowly and given time to stabilize. Once you are comfortable and stable, you will be moved to the Recovery Lounge, where your family may join you. You and your family, or other escort, will receive discharge instructions and then you will be escorted to your vehicle.

Your Discharge

It is very important for you to follow the discharge orders written by your physician and explained to you by your nurse. If you have any questions after you have left Spalding Surgical Center of Beverly Hills, you must call your physician for answers. If you have any serious complications, call 911 or go to the emergency room at the hospital of your choice immediately. Do not call or return to Spalding Surgical Center of Beverly Hills because we do not have staff physicians, nor are we equipped to provide additional treatment or medical care. Remember, it is very likely that you will have additional questions once you get home and results from any tests may take several days to process. Therefore, it is a very good idea to schedule a follow up appointment with your physician a few days after your procedure.