Outpatient surgery
Hours: Monday - Friday, 5 AM - 4 PM
Contact us: 757-388-2200
The Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (SNGH) Outpatient Surgery Unit serves as the hospital's main outpatient surgery program and works in collaboration with the overall surgery program as an integral part of the continuum of care.
The Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Outpatient Surgery Unit provides state-of-the-art outpatient surgery for a wide variety of specialties, including:
- Ear, nose and throat
- General pediatric surgery
- General surgery
- Gynecology
- Orthopedics
- Plastic surgery
- Podiatry
- Urology
Presurgery reminders
- Arrive two hours prior to your procedure.
- Do not eat or drink anything after midnight.
- Bring your photo ID and insurance card
- Be sure a responsible adult is available to drive you home and stay with you for 24 hours after surgery
- Bring an updated list of your medication(s).
Parking and check-in
Please park in the visitor garage across from the Kaufman entrance of the hospital. Valet is available at this entrance, free of charge, 5:30 AM - 8 PM
We encourage the use of valet to ensure quick arrival to pre-op. Your keys will be left with security after 8 PM. However, you will need to get your vehicle after 8 PM
Please note, your keys will be left with Security after 8 PM, however, Security will not bring the vehicle.
If self-parking, please reference the entrance hours below and park accordingly.
- Kaufman main entrance hours: 5 AM - 8 PM (Outpatient Surgery primary entrance)
- River Pavilion main entrance hours: 5 AM - 11 PM
- Heart Hospital main entrance hours: 5 AM - 8 PM
Please remember to bring your parking garage ticket with you so we can validate your parking. We can validate one parking ticket per patient/family.
Direction to surgery registration
Follow signs to the Norfolk Zone and take the Norfolk Zone visitor elevators to the second floor and then proceed to the surgery preparation and recovery (SPAR) area. You'll find the entrance just beyond the fire stairwell and enter through the glass doors. Please note that the doors open at 5 AM and are locked after 8 PM for security purposes.
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is widely recognized for its pioneering and innovative approach to minimally invasive surgery (MIS) also known as keyhole surgery. MIS is patient friendly because of decreased recovery time, less post-operative pain, and less scarring. MIS services include:
- General surgery (gallbladder, colon resection, hernia, and gastric bypass)
- Gynecology surgery (supra-cervical hysterectomies)
- Urology surgery (nephrectomies and prostatectomies)
- Select spine surgery
Some of the complex procedures, like colon resection, lung resections, and nephrectomies, are sometimes converted to open procedures because of previous surgery, adhesions or other non-anticipated complications.