If you need surgery, you can count on Smith County Memorial Hospital for the best possible, most compassionate care in the area.

Outpatient services at SCMH offer a wide variety of general and some specialty procedures. Patients can be discharged often within an hour after their procedure. Outpatient procedures include:

• Endoscopy
• Cataract Surgery
• Urology
• Gynecology
• General Surgery

Inpatient care is provided for those patients who require additional care. These include hernia repairs, some GYN procedures, Cesarean Sections and abdominal surgeries.

Smith County Memorial Hospital boasts a full time general surgeon, Dr. Pamela Steinle, as well as consulting eye, urology, orthopedic and GYN surgeons who provide care at the hospital on a monthly basis. We also have a consultant gastroenterologist who performs EGD's and colonoscopies monthly. For more information on the consulting clinic, please check the Event Calendar.

The physicians at Smith County Family Practice Clinic perform a number of minor procedures at the hospital as well as Cesarean Sections.

Our anesthetist David Grey CRNA has provided anesthesia care to patients at Smith County Memorial Hospital for over 38 years.

Below are some common questions and answers about the Surgery Department:

What is Endoscopy?

An endoscope is a flexible, lighted tube that, when inserted into the digestive system, transmits images of the inside of the esophagus, stomach, duodenum or colon, allowing the physician to carefully examine the lining of these organs.  

What is Laparoscopic Surgery?

Surgery in which a long slender tube containing a viewing instrument and light is inserted through the abdominal wall to see the interior of the upper body.  Laparoscopic surgery is performed through several small incisions instead of a single long one, as in the traditional open procedure. As a result, there is less pain, a quicker recovery time, a shorter hospital stay, and lower risk of infection.

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