Getting Your Stay Off to a Good Start

We aim to make your admittance to the Hospital as smooth as possible. One way to ease any concerns you may have is to familiarize yourself with the process before you arrive. Here’s what to expect:

If you are admitted through your personal doctor, the day before your admission, a person from the Admitting Department will contact you to tell you when to arrive at the Hospital and where to go. In some cases, they may call you the day of your surgery to let you know exactly what time you should arrive. This will only happen if your personal doctor has not already given you that information.

On the day of surgery you will go directly to your assigned surgery unit. Please arrive on time! We will then give you forms to read and sign.

If you are admitted through the Emergency Department, you will be registered there. Forms will be brought to you for your signature after you have been assigned to a room.

Once admitted, you will be given a plastic identification wristband. We ask that you keep this wristband on during your entire stay at the Hospital. Admission and discharge procedures vary slightly for each patient.  Please discuss with your doctor any special steps that you must take before you are admitted.

Prepare for Surgery

A representative from KOH's Pre-Surgical Testing department will contact you prior to your scheduled date for surgery to set up a "pre-surgical testing appointment". Plus you will receive instructions to prepare you for surgery. It is important that you understand and follow these instructions carefully.

Please be sure to provide your surgeon with information that answers the following questions: 

• Do you have any allergies to food or medications or dyes
  used in diagnostic tests?
• Have you ever reacted to latex products, such as gloves,
  rubber balloons or other items?
• Do you take medications regularly? This includes over-the-counter
  medications like aspirin and ibuprofen, herbal medications,
  nutritional supplements, pain medications and/or prescription
  medications.
• Do you smoke?
• Do you drink alcohol?
• Do you have other health problems, such as diabetes,
  heart problems or high blood pressure?
• Have you had surgery before?
• Have you had anesthesia before? How did you react?
• Is it possible that you are pregnant?

Please ask questions and/or express concerns about your health care.