CHILDREN’S SURGERY
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Young children may bring a favorite toy/security object, pacifier, or bottle/cup for use after their procedure/surgery.
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A parent/legal guardian must accompany minors and remain at the surgery center throughout the visit.
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If a legal guardian will be signing consent for treatment legal paperwork must be presented.
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Parents are to remain with their child up to the time of the procedure
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Let your child know where you will be waiting and assure him/her that you will see them after their procedure is over.
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You may rejoin your child, one parent at a time, in the recovery room.
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Your child may be unsteady after sedation/anesthesia. Please plan to supervise all activities for 24 hours following their surgery. Specific activity limitations will be given to you at discharge.
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Children under the age of 18, who are not themselves patients, will not be permitted at the center.