We’re Here For All Your Urgent Needs
Where Salt Lake City Goes For Their General Surgery Needs
First and Only Hospital In Utah
Surgeries We Perform
Appendectomy
Hernia Repair
Gallbladder Surgery
Thyroid surgery
Parathyroid surgery
Excision of Skin Lesions
Abscess Drainage
Bowel Surgery for Obstruction or Adhesions
Colon Surgery
Lipoma Excision
Port Placement
Hemorrhoid Surgery
And More...
Learn More About Our Robotic Surgery
General Surgery Specialists in Salt Lake City, UT
Our goal is to provide our Salt Lake City community with an operating room of choice. We do this by providing complete evaluation, diagnosis, and surgical services for a wide variety of conditions. Our surgeons and surgery teams improve the lives of thousands of people who choose Salt Lake Regional Medical Center for their general surgery needs.
Meet Our Surgical Team
Justin Atherton, DO
– Robotic trained
Dinhkim Le, MD
– Robotic trained
Daniel Cottam, MD
Christina Richards, MD, F.A.C.S.
Walter Medlin, MD, F.A.C.S.
– Robotic trained
Frequently Asked Questions
What Should I Expect at the ER?
When you arrive, a registered nurse will conduct an initial exam, take your vital signs and complete a brief medical history. Triage helps us determine the severity of your emergency and allows us to take care of the most urgent cases right away. That’s why someone who arrives after you may be treated before you. We work to see everyone as quickly as possible and we attend to the most critical needs first.
• Evaluation
Once you are in the treatment area, a physician will examine you and order any tests needed to evaluate your condition. Depending on the type of illness or injury, a nurse may start an IV or obtain a blood or urine sample, or you may undergo diagnostic tests, such as X-rays or a CT scan. Our goal is to keep you comfortable and conduct tests as quickly as possible. Some tests take longer to complete, and we appreciate your patience as we work to provide you with the most prompt, courteous, and comprehensive emergency care we can offer.
• Treatment
Your treatment will depend on your physician’s orders after the medical evaluation is complete. Our staff will keep you informed about what to expect during every part of the treatment process.
What is the Registration Process?
What is the Admission and Discharge Process?
Most patients are treated and discharged to go home from the emergency room. If you are admitted to the hospital, you will be transferred to a patient room and we will notify your primary care physician. If you do not have a physician, a physician on our staff – called a hospitalist – will coordinate your care while you’re at the hospital.
If your emergency room physician determines you can go home, you will receive written instructions about how to take care of yourself after you leave the hospital. It is important to follow these instructions, take all prescribed medications and schedule a follow-up appointment with your personal physician. If you do not have a primary care physician we can assist in making a follow-up appointment for you. If you have questions about your discharge instructions, please ask your nurse.
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