| These days less and less surgery is being | | | | The next question to ask is whether or not the |
| performed in hospitals and more and more | | | | office is prepared for emergencies. At the very |
| surgery is being performed in medical offices | | | | minimum the office should have a crash cart that |
| outside of the normal hospital system. Think of | | | | is equipped with a defibrillator. Life support |
| these places as little centers that are set up by | | | | equipment is also a plus. When it comes to this |
| doctors themselves to perform minor surgeries | | | | sort of thing, more is obviously better. |
| much cheaper than at the major hospitals. | | | | The next question to ask is whether or not the |
| These things range from laser eye surgery | | | | doctor has an ongoing relationship with a specific |
| centers to wart removal centers and other things | | | | ambulance company. This is important because |
| like that. | | | | especially in a large city, ambulance drivers have |
| Before you use one of these places for which | | | | to be familiar with the location of the office in |
| ever type of surgery you require, here are | | | | order to find it quickly. They also need to know |
| several questions you should ask the doctors | | | | the quickest routes from the office to the |
| involved before you have the surgery. In some | | | | hospital and without an ongoing relationship they |
| cases these questions could very well save your | | | | might not know it. Seconds count after all. |
| life. | | | | Finally you should ask whether or not the office |
| The first question to ask your doctor is whether | | | | has been accredited. Depending on the services |
| or not they have hospital privileges to perform | | | | they're offering different agencies may be |
| the procedure that they will be performing on you | | | | involved in certification and accreditation. Don't be |
| in the office center. Hospitals only grant hospital | | | | shy about asking to see these certificates of |
| privilege to doctors who have undergone a lot of | | | | accreditation. Most doctors will have these hanging |
| scrutiny. Generally speaking you only want to use | | | | on the wall in the reception room anyway but it |
| a doctor who does have hospital privileges. Failure | | | | never hurts to ask and no doctor should feel bad |
| to have these privileges may be an important red | | | | about you asking. |
| flag for you to keep in mind. | | | | So there you have several questions you should |
| The next question to ask is how many similar | | | | ask your doctor before having surgery in an off |
| procedures has the doctor performed. Surgery is | | | | hospital facility of any kind. When it comes to this |
| like anything else in life, the more often you do it | | | | sort of thing, the more questions you ask the |
| the better at it you get. You should only use | | | | better because this is your health we are talking |
| surgeons who have done the operation many | | | | about, and nothing is more important than that. |
| many times in the past with successful results. | | | | |