Days before the procedure
A Patient Registration Liaison may call you between the hours of 8 a.m. and 9
p.m. between two and five days prior to your procedure to pre-register your
child. This person will ask you for information such as your mailing address,
age of your child and insurance coverage. You may also receive a separate call
from a Business Associate to discuss your child's benefits and/or payment
options prior to the visit.
One day before...
The business day
prior to your child's procedure, you will need to speak with a pre-screening
nurse to confirm the time of the procedure and receive specific instructions
about what time you will need to be at the hospital or outpatient center and
feeding instructions. The nurse will be contacting you. You also may call
directly:
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Lincoln Park: 773.880.4394; 11 a.m.–5
p.m.
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Glenview: 847.657.1804; 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
(call only on the day of the procedure; for questions the before the day
of, please contact the physician performing the
surgery/procedure)
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Westchester: 708.836.4853; 9 a.m.–3 p.m.;
M–F
Notify us if your child has developed a cold, cough or fever or if he/she has
been exposed to a contagious disease such as chicken pox, measles or mumps. If
your child has any of these symptoms, it may not be safe for your child to have
surgery, and the operation may need to be rescheduled.
Feed your child properly
It is very important that you follow the feeding instructions the
pre-screening nurse gives you. This is for your child's safety. Unfortunately,
if the feeding instructions are not followed, your child's procedure may be
delayed or rescheduled for a different day.
Before midnight: Y
our child may eat his/her regular meals unless otherwise
instructed.
Clear liquids include: water, apple juice (not cider), lemon-lime soda and
Gatorade.
After midnight: Your child may not eat food, candy or chew gum. When you speak to the pre-screening nurse
on the phone, she will explain to you how long before the procedure your child
may drink CLEAR liquids and what time you must STOP
LIQUIDS.
Important: If your child takes medications daily,
ask the pre-screening nurse to giveyou instructions on how to administer them on
the day of surgery.
Bathe your child
It is very important your child's hair and body are clean. Make sure to give
your child a bath/shower. If your surgeon's or physician's nurse gave your child
an antibacterial soap, use this soap to clean your child. If you were not given
an antibacterial soap, you may purchase any soap labeled “antibacterial” at the
drug store for your child's bath.