As a public service during this time when Providence Alaska Medical Center says it is in crisis and may have to decide which patients live or die, Must Read Alaska is providing a list of the surgeries, mostly elective, that will be done at the hospital daily, so readers can understand the usage of services at the hospital-in-crisis and plan their lives accordingly.
Oct. 8 scheduled surgeries include a penile implant and breast reduction:
Leg Spica
Lap chole x2
Chest wall I&D
Egd
Eus
Bronch
(Robot endometriosis/ovarian cyst/chrome perturbation)
Mediastinoscopy/Bronch
Portacath x2
I&D carotid
I&D arm
Placement penis prosthesis
Urinary sphincter insertion
Teeth ext x6
Robot chole
Lap gastrostomy tube with mediport pl
Robot paraesoph hernia repair
Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy
Ureteroscopy with stent
Sternoclavicular joint I&D
Cv ablation EP x2
Cv TTE TEE x 4
ESWL x 2
Bil reduction mam
Lumpectomy with SLN
Retropubic sling
Bronch
Ercp x 2
Egd
Cerclage
Cs x2
Encephaloduroarteriosyn
Vats decortication
Cysto stent
Distal femoral replacement
AAA repair
Trach
Femoral ex fix
See Oct. 7 scheduled surgeries at Providence here.
See Oct 6 scheduled surgeries at Providence here.
See Oct. 5 scheduled surgeries at Providence here.
