PLEASE READ THESE PREOPERATIVE INSTRUCTIONS
AND THE PATIENTS RIGHTS DISCLOSURE BEFORE
COMPLETING THE PATIENT QUESTIONNAIRE!


 THE DAY BEFORE SURGERY:

  • Smokers should not smoke for 24 - 48 hours prior to surgery to enhance breathing.

  • If you take daily medication, check with our pre-op nurse or your surgeon about the medications you should or should not take prior to your surgical procedure.

In order to avoid canceling your surgical procedure we ask that you:

  • Do not eat or drink anything after midnight, including water, chewing gum, chewing tobacco, mints, or hard candy.  (For afternoon surgeries after 1:00 p.m. you may eat and drink clear liquids up to eight hours (8 hrs) prior to your check in time.)

  • Infants may have formula or milk up to 6 hrs before check in.  They may have breast milk up to 4 hours before check in.


THE DAY OF SURGERY:       

  • Please report to CENTRAL PARK SURGERY CENTER one and one-half hour (1.5 hrs) prior to your scheduled surgery. 
  • If you are having a pain management procedure please report to the surgery center one hour (1 hr) prior to your scheduled procedure time.
  • To help reduce the possibility of infection we ask that you bathe or shower with an anti-bacterial soap prior to your arrival.           
  • Wear clothing that is easy to take off and put on.  If you are having shoulder surgery please wear a very large front- buttoned shirt.  If you are having knee/hip surgery please bring shorts, or very, very large wide legged pants/sweat pants.  If you are having any type of abdominal surgery please wear very loose and comfortable clothing with non-restricted waistband.
  • If you have any signs of an infection, fever, skin rash, cold, or sore throat notify your surgeon prior to coming to surgery center.
  • Leave all your valuables, jewelry, and body piercings at home. 
  • PLEASE bring your photo ID., insurance card, and any co-pay / deductible that applies.
  • If you wear contacts, bring a storage case and solution for them.
  • If you wear glasses or hearing aids, bring a case to store them in while you are in surgery.        
  • If you wear dentures or have removable bridgework they may be removed before surgery.

 

AFTER SURGERY:

  • After leaving the operating room you will be taken to the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU).  Here you will be cared for by all RNs.  Due to federal laws regarding HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) please inform your family that they will not see you after surgery until you are ready to be discharged.
  • You will be asked to assess your pain levels on a scale of 0 - 10.  Zero will be no pain, five will be tolerable pain, and ten will be the worst pain you can imagine.   This scale will assist us in managing your post-operative pain. 
  • Please keep in mind that this is an outpatient facility and as a patient you will be having a shorter stay so you may feel rushed.  Your anesthetic is  shorter acting than those used in an inpatient facility, however, it still can induce amnesia.  Please inform your family that this will be temporary.  You may be very sleepy when you are discharged home.  This is why a responsible adult needs to drive you home and stay with you for the first twenty-four (24 hrs).  Your discharge instructions will be given to the person you have named as your responsible party. 

 

SPECIAL TIPS:

  • Admission to a hospital may be a possibility if your physician so decides.
  • If there is a possibility of you being pregnant, please notify your surgeon.
  • Please have no more than two adults accompanying you. 
  • We share parking with the heart hospital - fees are $1.00/hr, max $5.00 per day.  It is a seven (7) story parking garage behind the heart hospital.  This facility does not validate parking.
  • Children must have parent or legal guardian that remains in the surgery center until the child is discharged.  You may bring their favorite toy or blanket.

For further information or instructions your may contact the pre-op nurses @ (512) 439 - 5771, or you may leave a voice mail with a number where you can be contacted.



PATIENT RIGHTS
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PATIENT RIGHTS NOTIFICATION:

Each patient at the center will be notified of their rights in the following manner:
  • A written notice provided in advance of the day of their surgery in a language and manner the patient understands.
  • A verbal notice provided in advance of the day of their surgery in a language and manner the patient understands.
  • A posted notice visible by patients and families waiting for treatment.

 

RIGHTS OF PATIENTS
  • Patients have the right to considerate and respectful care.
  • Patients have the right to appropriate assessment and management of pain.
  • Patients have the right to obtain from their physician complete and current information regarding diagnosis, treatment and prognosis, and to participate in care decisions.
  • Patients have the right to receive from their physician information necessary to give informed consent prior to the start of any procedure and/or treatment.
  • Patients have the right to refuse treatment to the extend permitted by law and to be informed of the medical consequences of such action.
  • Patients have the right to every consideration of privacy concerning their own medical care program.
  • Patients have the right to expect that all communication and records pertaining to their care be treated as confidential.
  • Patients have the right to expect that within its capacity a hospital / surgical center must make reasonable response to the request of a patient for services.
  • Patients have the right to obtain information as to any relationship between the surgical center and other health care and educational institutions insofar as patient care is concerned.
  • Patients have the right to be advised if the surgical center proposes to engage in or perform human experimentation affecting their care or treatment and to refuse to participate in such research projects.
  • Patients have the right to expect reasonable continuity of care and that clinical decision-making is without regard to business relationship with other providers.
  • Patients have the right to examine and receive an explanation of their surgical center bill regardless of source of payment. Billing questions or complaints may be directed to 323-2061.
  • Patients have the right to know what surgical center rules and regulations apply to their conduct as a patient.
  • Patients have the right to formulate advance directives and to appoint a surrogate healthcare decision maker.
  • Patients (or their surrogates) have the right to participate in the consideration of ethical issues that may arise in the course of patient care.

 

PATIENT RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Patients have the responsibility to provide, to the best of their knowledge, accurate and complete information about present complaints, past illnesses, hospitalizations, medications, and other matters relating to their health.
  • Patients have the responsibility to follow the treatment plan recommended by the practitioner primarily responsible for their care. This may include following the instructions of nurses and allied health personnel as they carry out the coordinated plan of care and implement the responsible practitioner’s orders, and as they enforce the applicable surgical center rules and regulations.
  • Patients are responsible for their actions if they refuse treatment or do not follow the practitioner’s instructions.
  • Patients are responsible to be knowledgeable about their health plans and for assuring that the financial obligations of their health care are fulfilled as promptly as possible.
  • Patients are responsible for following surgical center rules and regulations affecting patient care and conduct.
  • Patients are responsible for being considerate of the rights of other patients and surgical personnel, and for assisting in the control of noise, smoking, and number of visitors. Patients are responsible for being respectful of the property of other persons and of the hospital.

 

PATIENT GUARDIAN

The patient’s guardian, next of kin, or legally authorized responsible person has the right to exercise the rights delineated on the patient’s behalf, to the extent permitted by law, if the patient:

  • has been adjudicated incompetent in accordance with the law.
  • has designated a legal representative to act on their behalf.
  • is a minor.


 

PATIENT GRIEVANCES

The patient and family are encouraged to help the facility improve its understanding of the patient’s environment by providing feedback, suggestions, comments and/or complaints regarding the service needs, safety and expectations. The surgery center will respond in writing with notice of how the grievance has been addressed. In addition we have provided contact information for the Texas Department of State Health Services, Joint Commission and Medicare for your convenience of contact.


CONTACTS:

Facility Administrator
900 W. 38th St. #200
Austin, TX 78705
512-323-2061 main
512-323-2062 fax
complaints@centralparksurgerycenter.com

Health Facility Compliance Group (MC 1979) TDSHS
PO Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
(512) 834-6653 fax
(888) 973-0022 hotline
hfc.complaints@dshs.state.tx.us

The Joint Commission
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
(630) 792-5636 fax
complaint@jointcommission.org

Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman
1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227)
http://www.medicare.gov (ombudsman link is on left hand column)




ADVANCE DIRECTIVES

In accordance with Texas law, this center must inform you that we are not required to honor and do not honor DNR directives. A healthcare power of attorney will be honored.

If a patient should provide his/her advance directive a copy will be placed on the patient’s medical record and transferred with the patient should a hospital transfer be ordered by his/her physician.

At all times the patient or his/her representative will be able to obtain any information they need to give informed consent before any treatment or procedure.

In order to assure that the community is served by this facility, information concerning advance directives is available at the facility. While the state of Texas does not require a specific form for an advanced directive, sample forms are available at the center’s office.

To obtain this form and information, please call (512) 323-2061.

 

FINANCIAL INTEREST

This is to inform you that your physician might have a financial interest or ownership in this center. The following are physicians who have a direct or indirect ownership interest:

Abikhaled, MD, John A.
3901 Medical Parkway #301
Austin, TX 78756
UPIN: G43430

Brady, MD, Bridget
3705 Medical Pkwy, #250
Austin, TX 78705
UPIN: I10496

Breazeale, MD, Nathan M.
900 W. 38th Street #300
Austin, TX 78705
UPIN: G45996

Buckingham, MD, Edward D.
102 Westlake Drive #104
Westlake Hills, TX 78746
UPIN: H71396

Clark, MD, Stephen S.
3705 Medical Pkwy, #250
Austin, TX 78705
UPIN: C14525

Cunningham, MD, F. Kelly
900 W. 38th St., #300
Austin, TX 78705
UPIN: C14955

Elenz, MD, Douglas R.
900 W. 38th Street #300
Austin, TX 78705
UPIN: G01836

Fass, MD, Steven M.
3705 Medical Pkwy, #250
Austin, TX 78705
UPIN: H22991

Faulkenberry, MD, Tim L.
3705 Medical Pkwy, #250
Austin, TX 78705
UPIN: B22647

Fernandez, MD, Jim B.
900 W. 38th St., #300
Austin, TX 78705
UPIN: H50224

Fuller, MD, Rob A.
3705 Medical Pkwy, #250
Austin, TX 78705
UPIN: G46102

Gordon, MD, Ashley
901 W 38th Street, Ste. 401
Austin, TX 78705
UPIN: I71735

Meynig, MD, Jeffrey T.
3901 Medical Parkway #301
Austin, TX 78756
UPIN: F76230

Oliver, MD, Paula S.
3705 Medical Pkwy, #250
Austin, TX 78705
UPIN: F33841

Pearce, MD, John C.
1015 E. 32nd St. #101
Austin, TX 78705
UPIN: C20350

Pearce, MD, Stephen M.
1015 E. 32nd St. #101
Austin, TX 78705
UPIN: C20351

Queralt, MD, Mark V.
3724 Executive Center Dr., Ste G-10
Austin, TX 78731
UPIN:  G30784

Reid, MD, Dustin
901 W 38th Street, Ste 401
Austin, TX 78705
UPIN:  I34763

Tipton, MD, George "Buddy"
3724 Executive Center Dr., Ste G-10
Austin, TX 78731
UPIN: B27001

Tran, MD, Viet
3724 Executive Center Dr., Ste G-10
Austin, TX 78731
UPIN: H36568

Windler, MD, E. Carey
900 W 38th St. #300
Austin, TX 78705
UPIN: B27606

Yaniv, MD, Esther
3724 Executive Center Dr. #G-10
Austin, TX 78730
UPIN: I19395

Symbion
40 Burton Hills Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37215
UPIN: N/A