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Your Surgery | Forms & Information

 

Your Surgery - Patient Information & Instructions

  • All operative and invasive procedures at both UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest and Thornton Hospital in La Jolla are scheduled through Central Scheduling.

  • Prior to surgery, patients will be seen in the Pre-Op Evaluation Center for anesthesia screening, lab work, ECG, pre-op education and financial screening.

  • Patients whose surgery will require an inpatient stay will also need to contact Admissions & Registration to complete the necessary paperwork required to complete the admitting process.
Same-Day (Ambulatory) Surgeries

Many surgical procedures can now be performed on an outpatient basis. If your surgery has been scheduled in our same-day surgery suite , the following patient handouts will be provided to you. (Note: these links will open in a Microsoft Word document.)

Other Information for Patients Having Surgery

Head & Neck Surgeries

Urologic Procedures