Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• Insurance card
• Picture I.D. (driver’s license)
• Payment for your financial responsibility (if applicable)
• Glasses if you need them to read and write
• Please DO NOT bring any valuables or money

• Ensure that you have completed your One Medical Passport at least 24 hours prior to your scheduled surgery day. Failure to do so will result in cancellation of your procedure.
• Do not eat or drink anything after midnight the night before your procedure. This includes hard candy, gum, etc.
• If you routinely take blood pressure medication, diabetic medications or any other critical medications, you must talk to one of our nurses prior to surgery for further instructions based on the procedure being performed.
• Wear loose, comfortable clothing. For procedures dealing with your upper extremities, please wear a button-down top for ease of dressing after your procedure. For procedures dealing with your lower extremities, wear shorts or sweatpants.
• Please DO NOT wear any jewelry including wedding rings or body piercings.
• Please DO NOT wear makeup or contact lenses.
• You MUST have a responsible person to drive you home after your procedure if you are having any anesthesia other than local. Failure to do so will result in cancellation of your procedure.
• Please remember to call the Intake Specialist the day before your procedure between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. for your final arrival time.

One Medical Passport is our online health history collection system. This secure, HIPAA-compliant website allows you the convenience of providing necessary health information prior to your surgery from your own personal computer. By supplying us with information about your current medications, allergies, reactions, and medical and surgical histories, we can better prepare for your surgery and save you time in admissions on the day of your procedure.

To complete a One Medical Passport form, go to www.onemedicalpassport.com. Please note that you must be registered for a procedure at the Crozer Health Surgery Center at Brinton Lake in order to complete the form.

For questions or assistance in completing the form, contact Intake Specialist, Rebekah Sfeir at 484-846-5104 or by email at sfeir@brintonlakesurgery.com. 

The Crozer Health Surgery Center at Brinton Lake only requires pre-admission testing on patients over the age of 55 who are undergoing shoulder surgery or lithotripsy. Upon completion of your medical history in One Medical Passport, our online health history collection system, our anesthesiologist will review your chart. If he feels you need pre-admission testing such as blood work or an EKG, you will be contacted directly by our Intake Specialist. Your physician may also order pre-admission testing if he or she deems it necessary.

• After surgery, your recovery room nurse will review your discharge instructions with you and your family member or the person driving you home.
• You will be given a copy of these instructions to take with you.
• On the following business day, a representative of the Surgery Center will call to see how you’re doing. Please ensure that we have the proper contact information so that we can follow-up with you.

• Do not allow your child to eat anything after midnight the night before surgery. They may, however, have clear liquids (apple juice, ginger ale) up to 4 hours prior to their procedure.
• Please bring a “lovey” or special comfort item for your child.
• Please bring an extra change of clothes, just in case.
• Remember that you are required to stay on-site at the Surgery Center until your child is discharged.

Like all outpatient facilities and hospitals, we collect the co-pays required by your insurance company. When your procedure is scheduled, we will contact your insurance company to verify your benefits and obtain the co-pay information. Our business office will then call you to confirm your financial responsibility due on the date of service.

Please note that if your insurance company requires you to pay a deductible before coverage begins, you will be responsible to pay up to that amount toward the cost of your surgery on the day of your procedure. If you are unable to pay the full amount on that day, payment plans can be arranged in advance.

The Crozer Health Surgery Center at Brinton Lake is a very safe and efficient facility for a procedure to be done, especially for children. Caring for children as young as 6 months of age, we schedule most pediatric cases as the first cases of the day.

Our pediatric patients are cared for only by PALS-trained nurses and pediatric-trained anesthesia staff, all of whom are very talented at making children feel comfortable and relaxed. Our anesthesiologists and CRNAs have years of experience administering anesthesia to pediatric patients at many facilities, including Crozer Health hospitals. Our registered nurses and anesthesia professionals are also trained in pediatric emergency procedures.

We realize that parents and their children both have fears about surgery. We welcome you and your child to visit our facility prior to your child’s surgery day for a tour. We’ll arrange for you to meet our staff, see our operating room, and interact with some of the things your child will see, hear, and feel on the day of surgery. Helping children understand what to expect is very effective in allaying fear.

Many studies suggest that children require less anesthesia, experience less pain and recover more easily if they know what to expect and if they have people they trust around them. On the day of your child’s surgery, we’ll minimize the amount of time that you and your child are separated. The only time your child will spend away from you is during the procedure itself. When your child enters the recovery room and begins to awaken from anesthesia, you will be allowed to rejoin your child.