Yes. Many post-surgical patients qualify for home health care. Please ask your surgeon if home health care is an option for you.
Yes. Northwest Surgical Specialists provides both Telehealth and Virtual check-ins (phone call) options for select initial consultations and post-surgical care. Please inquire with our office or speak to your provider if you prefer one of these options.
Yes. Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend, and other Peace Health affiliated hospitals, now allow a single visitor for each patient, and two visitors under certain circumstances. Please refer to the following website for additional details: https://www.peacehealth.org/visitor-restrictions-or.
The recovery from most operations will not subject you to a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 if standard precautions are followed. We encourage you to discuss this topic with your surgeon if you are concerned.
Yes. Every employee and provider is required to pass both temperature and symptom screening testing at least daily.
Northwest Surgical Specialists and Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend have followed guidance by the Oregon Health Authority and the Governor’s office and have met criteria to resume elective operations. We and the hospital have maintained an adequate supply of personal protective equipment and the hospital has the prescribed capacity of beds to accommodate a resurgence in COVID cases, if necessary.
The operating rooms are deeply cleaned and sanitized before and between each operation. Further, the operating room teams follow strict protective measures including masking, gloving, and frequent hand sanitizing, and all staff are temperature screened before each shift.
Yes, potentially. However, Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend has dedicated rooms that are segregated from other hospital floors designated specifically for the treatment of individuals infected with COVID-19.
No. The staff members who treat any individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 infection work on dedicated wards and do not interact with patients in the surgical area or in areas where post-surgical patients recover.
Yes. All patients who are scheduled for an operation will be tested at a community testing facility or at the hospital on the day of operation. All patients will have temperature and vital signs checked upon arrival for their operation.