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SURGICAL DEPARTMENT
The surgery department at Choctaw Memorial Hospital has a staff
with thirty-seven years of combined experience. Including our
surgeons and one Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, our
team consists of three Registered Nurses and three Operating
Room Technicians. We all live in the local area and are familiar
with most of the faces we see come through our department. We
all take great pride in our professions and strive to make each
of our patients feel that they are in the best hands before,
during, and after their procedures. We work closely with local
physicians to ensure continuity of care with our patients
regarding any pre-existing health issues. Our staff routinely
undergoes continuing education classes on a wide range of
patient care-related topics, including education for proper
cleaning and sterilization of instruments, for following proper
procedure protocol, and for following AORN (Association of
periOperative Registered Nurses) Guidelines. Our physicians
are diligent in their follow-up care regarding any pathology
results to ensure that no diagnosis goes undetected.
Physicians who work in the surgery department are D. GVN Murty,
Dr. George Queja, and Dr. Ted Rowland. Dr. Murty performs minor
outpatient surgical procedures and endoscopic procedures.
Dr. Queja is our General Surgeon and performs many major surgical
procedures as well as performing endoscopy procedures. Dr. Ted
Rowland does bone marrow biopsies when needed in our surgery department.
Our surgeon, CRNA, one RN and one ORT are on call 24 hours a day,
five to seven days a week. We are proud of our state-of-the-art
equipment that includes our new endoscopic equipment, laparoscopic
equipment, and surgery bed, all purchased through funds available
from sales tax money set aside for our capitol improvements for
the hospital. Many people are not aware of the wide range of
procedures that can be performed at Choctaw Memorial Hospital.
Procedures as minor as removal of skin lesions and ingrown toenails,
to endoscopic procedures such as EGD (Esophageal Gastric Disease)
and Colonoscopy, to more advanced procedures such as laparoscopic
gallbladder removal, hysterectomy, bowel resections, and
appendectomies are a few of the surgical procedures we can perform.
Any time a procedure is required, however “minor” it is considered,
the importance of having it done should never be considered “minor”.
A small skin lesion, such as a mole, may not be as innocent-looking
as it first appears. For that reason, any tissue removed during a
procedure is sent to a laboratory for testing to ensure that there
are no abnormal cells. A colonoscopy can be a life-saving procedure.
Anyone over the age of 50 should have a colonoscopy to screen out
the presence of polyps since, if not treated, can result in blockage
of the bowel or cancer. Most procedures can be done on an outpatient
basis with no hospital stay required, or a minimum of one to two days’
hospitalization stay for more advanced procedures. Our team of
surgical professionals and physicians at Choctaw Memorial Hospital
are here to monitor your post-op progress. We stand ready, willing,
and able to serve our community with the utmost capability,
professionalism, and compassion in healthcare close to home. For
more information about the Surgery Department, please call (580) 317-9500.
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