Surgical Services

St. Joseph's Health provides a full range of surgical services, offering care for ambulatory, elective, and critically ill patients. Our surgical services include pre-admission testing, the operating room, post-anesthesia care unit, ambulatory surgery centers, and the endoscopy unit.

Before surgery, patients may have an appointment with our pre-admission testing department, which addresses patient and family concerns. This visit allows patients to complete necessary testing, review their health history, and receive pre-surgical education in one convenient session.

Our state-of-the-art operating rooms handle over 11,000 surgeries annually. St. Joseph’s Health is recognized as a center of excellence for open heart surgery, consistently ranking among the top cardiac programs in New York State. Our cardiac surgeons perform hundreds of open heart procedures each year, including coronary artery bypass grafts and valve replacements.

For orthopedic and spine services, patients can trust the expertise of St. Joseph’s Health Orthopedic Care Center. Our professionals treat more musculoskeletal conditions than any other provider in Central New York, working to return patients to normal function as safely and quickly as possible.

St. Joseph’s Health’s vascular program is one of the largest in New York State, known for offering cutting-edge treatments, including minimally invasive options for vascular conditions like varicose veins.

In addition to these specialties, our operating rooms support a wide range of surgical procedures, including general surgery, gynecologic, urologic, colorectal, thoracic, bariatric, oncology, neurosurgery, and robotic surgery.

On the day of surgery, patients are prepared in one of our access units, where specially trained staff ensure a smooth pre-surgical process. Post-surgery, if patients are returning home the same day, they will be closely monitored, receive discharge instructions, and have supportive services arranged as needed.

Ambulatory surgeries are performed at our two centers, Northeast Surgery Center and North Surgery Center, offering hospital-quality care in a convenient outpatient setting. These centers handle routine surgical and endoscopic procedures, with specialties including progressive pain management and aesthetic surgery.

Our endoscopy suite performs thousands of procedures annually, combining cutting-edge technology with compassionate patient care. Services include colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and other diagnostic procedures.

At St. Joseph’s Health, patient safety and high-quality care are always our top priorities. We continually implement innovative safety practices, including comprehensive safety training programs for all surgical staff to ensure the best possible outcomes for our patients.