Preparing for Surgery

Before surgery

• Your procedure will be at Surgical Day Care, Mount Saint Joseph Hospital, 3080 Prince Edward Street, Vancouver, BC (on the Kingsway side of the building next to Emergency)
• Our office will contact you in about two business days before your scheduled date for the procedure time. If you have not received a call from us, please call our office after 2pm, two business days before at (604) 559-8811
• You must arrange an adult to accompany you home after the procedure, failure to arrange a ride will result in cancellation. Going home alone by taxi is not acceptable
• Do not eat or drink after mid night on the night before the procedure

Instructions to prepare for surgery at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital with map to Surgical Day Care area.

Information pamphlet on how to optimize your body before surgery

The video below by Providence Health Care provides important information to help you preparing for and recovering from your surgery at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital and St. Paul’s Hospital.

Information to Read Before and After Surgery

The hospital will usually provide you with the selected booklets below after surgery. It may be helpful to review the information before surgery to get yourself prepared.

Information booklet on what to expect after an open hernia repair of inguinal, femoral, or umbilical hernia

Information booklet on what to expect after a laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

Information booklet on what to do when you are recovering from hernia repair

Information booklet on what to expect after laparoscopic gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy)

Information booklet on what to expect after anal surgery, e.g. hemorrhoidectomy (surgery for hemorrhoids), anal fistulotomy (surgery to treat anal fistula), drainage of anal abscess (surgery to treat infection around the anal area)

► Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for Colon Surgery | English | 中文 |

Information booklet on what to expect, how to prepare for and recover from colon surgery

Information on what to expect, how to prepare for and recover from stomach surgery

Information sheet on how to improve your diet to help to regulate your bowel habit

Information booklet on how to improve your diet to prepare you for surgery

Information booklet on how to improve your diet to help wound healing after surgery

Information booklet on how to care for the surgical drainage tube at home after surgery