Surgical Services

The Surgical Services Department at Indiana University Health Blackford Hospital provides 24-hour-a-day, seven-days-a-week emergency services to the community in addition to scheduled cases accepted Monday through Friday. The surgery department is near the main entrance and operates two surgical suites, a post anesthesia care unit, a short stay unit and a gastrointestinal lab. A full range of inpatient and outpatient services are provided, including general surgical procedures, laparoscopic, endoscopic, orthopedic, gynecological, urologic and ear, nose and throat surgeries.

The competent, caring staff of the department consists of a Registered Nurse Manager, two staff registered nurses, one certified surgical technologist. IU Health Blackford Hospital has one general surgeon and a number of physicians with surgical specialties on staff who perform a variety of surgical procedures using high quality state-of-the art equipment. IU Health Blackford Hospital also employs one full time Physician Anesthesia provider.

The surgical services team works together to provide the patient with the best possible care from admission through and including discharge. Even after the patient goes home, follow-up telephone calls are made to ensure patient rights, ethics and satisfaction were maintained throughout the stay. Surgical services staff also verifies the patient's recovery has been uneventful. If problems are identified, however, appropriate referrals are made quickly and efficiently.

For more information, contact the Nurse Manager at 765.348.0300, extension 275.