Calais Community Hospital maintains the highest standard in operative procedures with 2 surgical suites and 1 endoscopy suite. CCH provides a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures from minimally invasive to open surgeries along with endoscopy services. Operative hours are from 7:30am to 3:30pm Tue-Fri.
The nursing staff is composed of highly trained and experienced operating room staff. We are a smaller facility which allows more personalized attention. Family members are kept informed of the patient’s progress. This ensures that the patient’s visit to our facility will be as stress free as possible.
Minor procedures can be performed that require only local anesthetic. Since patients are fully conscious throughout the procedure being performed, they are able to leave the hospital as soon as the procedure is completed with minimal to no recovery time.
The Ambulatory Surgery Unit
The Ambulatory Surgery Unit ( ASU) prepares patients for their surgical procedures. Patients will have the opportunity to discuss any concerns with the surgeon prior to the surgical procedure. The recovery phase following a surgical procedure begins with the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). As the effect of anesthesia wears off, the patient is monitored and recovered in about an hour. After post-anesthesia recovery, the patient prepares to go home, or will be admitted to the Medical-Surgical Unit for an overnight stay.
Surgical Suite
The surgical suite provides state of the art technology to perform minimally invasive procedures. We have high definition digital processing cameras to provide the surgeons with the clearest possible images. Laparoscopic surgery can be utilized for a number of procedures including gall bladder removal, appendectomy, podiatry and hernia repairs, allowing a much faster recovery period.
Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
The surgical suite provides state of the art technology to perform minimally invasive procedures. We have high definition digital processing cameras to provide the surgeons with the clearest possible images. Laparoscopic surgery can be utilized for a number of procedures including gall bladder removal, appendectomy, podiatry and hernia repairs, allowing a much faster recovery period.
Procedure Room
The procedure room provides a facility for a surgeon to perform minor procedures that require only local sedation, such as an external cyst removal. The same state-of-the-art technology that is found in the surgical suite is available in the procedure room. Since patients are fully conscious throughout the procedures performed here, they are able to leave the hospital as soon as the procedure is completed. A registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse assists the surgeon and sees to the patient’s comfort.