Southpark Hospital Services

Urgent Care

Southpark Hospital Opened an Urgent Care Center April 1, 2008.  The hours are Monday through Friday 9 to 9. Saturday and Sunday 12 to 8. Most insurances are accepted and Walk-ins are welcome.

Surgeries

Bariatric surgeons first began to recognize the potential for surgical weight loss while performing operations that required the removal of large segments of a patient's stomach and intestine. After the surgery, doctors noticed that in many cases patients were unable to maintain their pre-surgical weight. With further study, bariatric surgeons were able to recommend similar modifications that could be safely used to produce weight loss in morbidly obese patients. Over the last decade these procedures have been continually refined in order to improve results and minimize risks. Our bariatric surgeons have access to a substantial body of clinical data to help them determine which weight loss surgeries should be used and why.

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General Surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on surgical treatment of abdominal organs, e.g. intestines including esophagus, stomach, colon, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts and hernias.

Internal Medicine is a specialty of medicine concerning the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases in adults, especially of internal organs.

Gynecology is a specialty dealing with health of the female reproductive system.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is a recognized international surgical specialty. It is a surgery to correct a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region.

Nephrology is a branch of internal medicine and pediatrics dealing with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney.

Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of disorders that affect the entire nervous system including the spinal column, spinal cord, brain and peripheral nerves.

Orthopedic is a specialty surgery concerned with acute, chronic, traumatic, and overuse injuries and other disorders of the musculoskeletal system.

Otolaryngology - head and neck surgery is the branch of medicine that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the ear, nose, throat, and head & neck. A commonly used term for this specialty is ENT (ear, nose and throat). Facial plastic surgery is a subspecialty of this medicine and available at Southpark Hospital.

Pediatric is specialty medicine that deals with the care of infants, children, and adolescents.

Podiatric is a specialty devoted to the study and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, and the knee, leg and hip (collectively known as the lower extremity).

Diagnostics

CT Scanner - Physicians often use CT scans to noninvasively diagnose medical problems that aren’t easily detectable from normal physical examinations. The CT scanner allows radiologists to simultaneously capture  wafer-thin images of the desired area within seconds producing three-dimensional visualizations of internal organs and structures. This scanner makes exams more comfortable for patients because the test is completed faster thus reducing the patient’s exposure time to radiation. Doctors can review results almost immediately because the scanner produces digital images instead of film.

Cystoscopy - Assessing the interior surfaces of the urinary bladder via the urethra with a cystoscope is called cystoscopy. Diagnostic cystoscopy is usually carried out with local anesthesia. General anesthesia is sometimes used for operative cystoscopic procedures.

Colonoscopy is the endoscopic examination of the large colon and the distal part of the small bowel with a CCD camera or a fiber optic camera on a flexible tube passed through the anus. It may provide a visual diagnosis (e.g. ulceration, polyps) and grants the opportunity for biopsy or removal of suspected lesions.

Endoscopy is the inspection of body organs or cavities using a flexible, lighted tube called an endoscope.

Fluoroscopy is an imaging technique commonly used by physicians to obtain real-time images of the internal structures of a patient through the use of a fluoroscope. In its simplest form, a fluoroscope consists of an x-ray source and fluorescent screen between which a patient is placed.

Ultrasound is an imaging method in which high-frequency sound waves are used to outline a part of the body. The sound wave echoes are picked up and displayed on a television screen. It is also called ultrasonography.

X-Rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in the range of 10 to 0.01 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 PHz to 30 EHz. X-rays are primarily used for diagnostic radiography and crystallography.