Surgical Services at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital has three modern operating suites, a Cesarean section operating room located in the Birthing Center, and 32 board-certified surgeons who perform many routine and advanced procedures. The surgeons and OR staff use high tech state of the art equipment to ensure patients the best possible care. Most types of surgery except open heart, vascular, neurosurgery, and organ transplants are done at BMH.

Patients for surgery are admitted to our Ambulatory Care Unit. The Ambulatory Care Unit is located next to the operating suite on the main floor of the hospital. We also provide services such as lithotripsy, gastroenterology procedures and several pain control procedures.

When patients are scheduled for surgery they come in for a preoperative assessment appointment which is scheduled by their doctor's office. This is a convenient way to have necessary testing performed before surgery, and for the patient to obtain additional information about their procedure. A telephone interview with the anesthesiologist is also available before surgery so you can discuss anesthesia options in advance if you wish.

The Anesthesia Department at BMH is staffed by four highly qualified and experienced physicians. In addition to Board Certification in Anesthesiology, all have additional training representing the following medical specialties: cardiac anesthesia, pediatric anesthesia, pain management, and internal medicine. Throughout your surgery, your anesthesiologist will be at your side to make sure that your vital functions stay within safe limits, and to provide timely treatment as necessary. Your anesthesiologist is also responsible for supervising your care by our Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) nursing staff. Control of post surgical pain is a high priority, and each anesthesiologist is skilled in tailoring your anesthesia to provide the most comfortable recovery possible for you. In many cases, the type of anesthetic used depends on the planned surgery or procedure. To view a complete list of anesthesia procedures for surgery at BMH, click on anesthesia techniques on the sidebar. In addition, a variety of procedures for control of chronic or acute pain is available by referral from your doctor. These commonly include epidural steroid injections, trigger point injections, occipital nerve blocks.

BMH surgeries are supported by the Pathology and Histology sections of the BMH Laboratory. BMH enjoys the services of two experienced board certified pathologists who read slides of tissue to make diagnoses. The pathologists consult with each other on cases and also often request second opinions from pathology specialists at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.