Preoperative Interview
Your doctor’s office will schedule your surgery and, if necessary, an in-person interview with an Ambulatory Surgery Center nurse. If an in-person interview is not required, an ASC nurse will contact you by phone prior to your procedure. Procedures that do not require anesthesia do not require an interview.

In-person interview—If you are scheduled for an in-person interview, come to the first floor of the RMH Outpatient Center. The registration clerk will register you, collect your insurance information and direct you to the interview nurse on the third floor. The interview provides a chance for you and the ASC nurse to review information such as how to prepare for surgery, what will happen the day of your surgery and what to expect afterwards. The nurse will ask you questions about your health history and your current medications. Please bring a list of your current medications to your interview (including over-the-counter and herbal drugs), as well as any forms given to you by your doctor’s office. During the preoperative interview, the nurse may arrange for any medical tests that have been ordered by your surgeon or anesthesiologist.

Telephone interview—If your procedure does not require an in-person interview, an ASC nurse will call you to review medical information and preoperative instructions over the phone. In addition to this phone interview with the ASC nurse, you must also register with the hospital by telephone within two days of scheduling your surgery. Please call 540-564-5660 or 888-790-6067 (toll-free). The registration clerk will collect insurance information and create a chart to be used on the day of your surgery.