Surgery Center of Reno - For Member Physicians

For Physicians

Privileges
All applications for privileges at the Surgery Center of Reno are reviewed and approved by our medical executive committee and governing body. No application fees or reappointment fees are required. All surgeons are required to have completed pertinent proctoring and have admitting privileges at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center or provide a written agreement with a physician who has such privileges. All physicians and ancillary health personnel who assist or scrub in the operating room must also apply for privileges. With prior approval, residents and medical students may observe in the operating room, but may not scrub or assist.

Unique Location
We are located adjacent to Saint Mary's. In the event that your patient needs a higher level of care, we can quickly and efficiently transfer our patient to Saint Mary's through an adjoining tunnel. We are extremely fortunate to have this connection in the event of an unanticipated need for admission.

Operative Reports
An efficient form combining your post op orders and a brief operative report is in every chart. Please dictate an operative report at our dictation station via our 1-800-868-6224 access. The surgical notes location ID”is 254 for our surgery center.

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