Surgical services
Surgery with Bitterroot Health has many advantages—from our extensive offering of services, use of the latest technology and state-of-the-art surgical center to our highly skilled, board-certified integrated care team who offer minimally invasive surgeries, to complex and exacting operations.
Anesthesia: True or false?
Anesthesia, or anesthetics, blocks all feeling and can help you get through medical procedures without pain—and, often, without awareness.
While "going under" may be common, how much do you know about anesthesia?
True or false: Ether was the first anesthetic successfully used to put people under for surgery.
True. In 1846, a dentist demonstrated how ether fumes could be used to knock people out during surgery.
True or false: General anesthetics allow you to become unconscious and can only be delivered by gas.
False. General anesthesia does knock you out so that you have no awareness or sensations during surgery. But these drugs can be injected into your bloodstream or inhaled as a gas.
True or false: Getting anesthesia always means becoming unconscious.
False. Some anesthetics can be given with or without sedation, so you can stay awake. A local anesthetic numbs only a small part of your body, such as a tooth or a finger. A regional anesthetic helps numb larger areas and is delivered through a cluster of nerves.
True or false. General anesthetics that are inhaled wear off faster than those that are injected into veins.
False. Inhaled anesthetics take longer to wear off than those given through the veins. Intravenous anesthetics disappear from the bloodstream quickly, allowing patients to go home sooner after surgery.
True or false: Anesthesiologists are medical doctors.
True. Anesthesiologists have a medical degree. They also have to complete a four-year residency in anesthesiology.
Are you scheduled for a medical procedure or surgery? Ask your doctor what kind of anesthesia you can expect to have.
Your inpatient care team works closely with you to ensure that you're comfortable during your procedure and to help optimize your recovery and return home. Every patient's care team includes a hospitalist (physicians dedicated to inpatient care who specialize in complex medical care) and many other medical experts to make sure both patient and family needs are met.
We follow Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) guidelines for a patient-centered, evidence-based approach to every phase of your procedure (preparation in the days/weeks ahead of your surgery, during your procedure and in the weeks after during your recovery).
Surgical center
Our surgical center boasts innovative surgical technology and equipment, advanced LED technology, surgical microscopes, laparoscopes, 3-D surgical monitors, and fiber optic video equipment for robotic procedures providing higher pixilated imagery—all allowing our surgeons to perform at the height of their abilities.
Surgical services
We offer general surgical procedures using advanced technology and exceptional equipment. We also offer more minimally invasive procedures, which provide safer outcomes and quicker recovery time. Some of the general surgeries we offer are:
- Appendectomies.
- Gallbladder surgery.
- Hernia repair.
- Laparoscopic surgery.
- Skin and soft tissue biopsy.
- Upper endoscopy.
- Mastectomy.
Many of our gastroenterology surgeries are performed with endoscopes and/or laparoscopes—small, flexible, tube-like cameras that allow our surgeons to perform complex procedures as minimally as possible. Some of the gastrointestinal procedures we offer include:
- Barrett's Esophagus ablation.
- Colon cancer screening.
- Colonoscopy.
- Colectomy.
- Gallstone treatment.
- GERD surgery.
- Hemorrhoid banding.
- Hernia repair.
- Intestinal motility testing.
- Therapeutic endoscopy.
- Wireless capsule endoscopy.
Our neurosurgery team offer surgeries for disorders affecting the spine, brain, nervous system and nerve endings. Some of the neurosurgery procedures we offer are:
- Mobi-C® Cervical Disc.
- Peripheral nerve surgery.
- Spinal and cervical fusion.
- Spinal surgery.
Our obstetric and gynecologic surgery team offers procedures and surgical services that include:
- Benign gynecologic surgery.
- Cesarean section.
- Colposcopy.
- Endometrial ablation.
- Hysterectomy.
- Hysteroscopy.
As well as complete eye care, we can help diagnose and treat various eye diseases and conditions. Some of the ophthalmology surgical services we offer include:
- Cataract surgery.
- Entropion-folding eyelid repair.
- Glaucoma surgery.
Some of the orthopedic surgeries we offer include:
- ACL reconstruction.
- Arthroscopic surgery.
- Bone fracture repair.
- Carpal tunnel release.
- Orthopedic trauma surgery.
- Total joint replacement.
Our urology team treats many conditions and complexities pertaining to the bladder, prostate, kidneys, urinary tract and pelvic floor. Some of the urology surgical services we offer include:
- Blue light cystoscopy with Cysview®.
- Intravesical therapy.
- Laparoscopic surgery.
- Urodynamics testing.
- Urologic cancer screening.
- Vasectomy.
Other surgical specialties offered at Bitterroot Health - Daly Hospital include:
- Cosmetic surgery.
- Podiatric surgery.
- Reconstructive surgery.