Department Of Surgery

• Surgical referral population = 55,000
• 3 OR suites and a brand new endoscopy suite
• Team of local surgeons: General Surgery (2), ENT (1), Ophthalmology (1), Urology (1)
• Three visiting specialists (Gastroenterology, Orthopedics & Ophthalmology)
• A number of Dentists
• Profile of one General Surgeon
• 1090 Surgical cases annually
• 305 Surgical admissions annually
• 42 Outpatient visits/week
• Operating room hours/week = 24
• Shared call during week
• 1 in 4 weekend call
• Future directions: Orthopedic surgery, 3rd General Surgeon, Minimally invasive sugery.