Preserving the Health of Our Culture.

In this issue Terrebonne General Medical Center Home

Rekindle your resolutions

New Outpatient Pavilion
now open

Making a difference every day

Rehab unit earns
highest rating

A special message
from our CEO

Great opportunities for nurses

Give your baby a
Bright Beginning

Gallbladder removal surgery
at TGMC


     
New name. New convenience. Same TGMC location.

Day-surgery procedures can be done faster, easier and more comfortably, thanks to the new Outpatient Pavilion at Terrebonne General Medical Center (TGMC). Hundreds of employees turned out for the facility's public open house on Friday, March 5, 2004. There's good reason for the excitement.

  

"From the moment you walk in the door until the time you leave, you will have the highest quality of care, as well as the most pleasant and convenient experience possible," says Linda Songy, nurse director of the new facility. "We added 2,500 square feet of space to make this a state-of-the-art center that puts the patient's needs first."

Speed and convenience
Formerly known as the Short Stay Center, the Outpatient Pavilion centralizes preadmission services including radiology, X-ray and blood work. It is no longer necessary to walk throughout the hospital for these pre-admit services. Individual interview rooms help ensure that each patient is seen in a private, secure setting. A new, extremely efficient appointment-setting service has already helped reduce the average patient preoperative visit by 20 minutes.

An eye for style
The Outpatient Pavilion was also designed with comfort and style in mind. The attractive facility includes a covered drive-up entrance, with convenient parking nearby. A skylight floods the waiting area with natural light, and large windows provide views of the beautifully landscaped grounds.

The attention to detail extends to the walls, which are decorated with framed prints by renowned local artist Juana Woodard.

"We wanted the Outpatient Pavilion's look to be appropriate for the high quality of care we provide, but it is also very open and inviting," Songy says. "This is exactly what we were looking for and exactly what the community needs."

For more information about the new Outpatient Pavilion, please call (985) 850-6276.

       
 




The facility has already reduced TGMC's average outpatient preoperative visit by 20 minutes.
 

Some of our Outpatient Pavilion services:

  
  • Ear, nose and throat procedures, such as tonsillectomies, ear tube insertions and reconstructive nasal surgery for adults and children

  • Endoscopic procedures for minimally invasive biopsies, ulcer therapy, colon and stomach exams, and more

  • Orthopedic procedures, including knee arthroscopy and joint manipulation

  • Gynecologic procedures, such as dilation and curettage, diagnostic laparoscopic exams

  • General surgeries, include epidural steroid injections to treat back pain, hemorrhoid removal, cyst drainage, laparoscopic gallbladder removal, cosmetic surgery, hernia repair, kidney stone removal and ureteral stent placements
     

 
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