Title

Outpatient surgery at VA Central Arkansas health care

VHA health service name and description
Patient friendly name
ambulatory surgery, day surgery, same-day surgery
Description

Our team cares for you if you need surgery but don’t have to stay overnight in the hospital.

Type of care
Specialty care
Health Service API ID
outpatientSurgery
This is a required Vet Center service
No
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Care we provide at

Our outpatient surgery, also called ambulatory or day surgery, allows you to get the care you need without staying overnight at our hospital. Our surgeons provide many outpatient services like:

 

  • Gastric bypass surgery to help you lose weight
  • Cataract surgery to replace your cloudy eye lens with a clear artificial lens
  • Lumpectomy to remove cancerous and noncancerous breast tumors
  • Colonoscopy to examine your large intestine (colon), the end of your small intestine (ileum), and your rectum
  • Tendon, muscle, and small joint repair for conditions like hernia, arthritis, and rotator cuff (shoulder) injury
  • Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery (cholecystectomy) to remove your gallbladder and gallstones through small cuts in your abdomen