Outpatient Surgery

A number of procedures that previously were available only on an in-patient basis can be performed on an out-patient basis without an overnight stay. These minor surgery services are available from Southwind Surgical and include:

• Minor skin surgery
• Biopsies
• Laparoscopic surgery
• Endoscopies (EGDs, Colonoscopies, Gastrostomy Tube)
• Hernia Repairs

Although not expected, should any complications arise, the life-saving equipment and back-up services of Hays Medical Center are available within seconds.

Family and friends are welcome to be with the patient before and shortly after surgery. Then, recover in the comfort and privacy of home.

February 2012

"Nurses Shanna, Brian, Charlsie, and other staff personnel are commended for an outstanding caring job.  This is my first hospital stay and really first medical care of any kind and I appreciate the level of care, knowledge, and understanding that I received during my stay.  Dr. Schultz is an excellent individual and I appreciate his bedside manners, his passion for his craft and his very calming nature.  Father Joel is a character… and exactly what I needed while he visited with me and other family members.  We are lucky to have a place like HaysMed in Western Kansas."
(Surgical Unit)