General Practitioners

• Medical Weight Loss
  In the following sections, bariatric surgery refers to surgical procedures for patients with morbid obesity seeking weight-loss surgery. Specifically, these procedures include Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and gastric banding (LapBand) techniques (either as open procedures or laparoscopically). At Christiana Care Health System (CCHS), we adhere to the National Institute of Health guidelines for weight-loss surgery. These guidelines refer to patients who weigh more that 100 pounds over their ideal body weight or whose Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeds 40 kg/m
• Emergency Care
  Nanticoke Memorial Hospital recently merged with the Peninsula Regional Health System. The result is a new name “TidalHealth Nanticoke” and the creation of a revolutionary new health system designed to enhance inpatient, outpatient and emergency care, and wellness services across the entire Delmarva Peninsula.
• Electrocardiogram
  If coming from home, the Pre-Surgical Screening Department will tell you what time to arrive at the hospital; usually it is 6:00 AM. If you are in the hospital, someone will wake you early enough to shower, shave, and brush your teeth. You will have an EKG done on the morning of surgery.
• Pneumonia

Gynecologists

• Gynecology
• Obstetrics
  During 2010, over 5770 deliveries utilized anesthesia in the Women’s Building at Christiana Care Health System. Of the 31 physicians in ASPA, a large majority are regularly scheduled to provide Obstetric analgesia or anesthesia. ASPA provides a dedicated anesthesia service (anesthesiologist and nurse anesthetist) to the Women’s Building 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, 365 days/year.
• Labor and Delivery
  Epidural analgesia refers to the placement of an epidural catheter during labor to relieve the pain of childbirth.  The epidural catheter is a long tube, smaller than a typical labor intravenous, taped to your back and connected to an infusion of dilute local anesthesia and pain medication.

Internists

• Internal Medicine
• Gastroenterology
• Urology
  The Christiana Surgicenter, adjacent to the Christiana Hospital campus, has been providing outpatient surgical services since its inception. The facility is fully equipped with the latest technology to provide anesthesia for a variety of surgical subspecialities. General and plastic surgery, gynecologic, orthopedic, ENT, urology, and vascular outpatient procedures are performed in its seven operating rooms and three procedure rooms.
• Cancer Care

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
• Radiology
• Radiation Therapy
• Radiation Oncology

Surgeons

• General Surgery
• Orthopedics
• Wound Care
  TidalHealth offers a full range of services, including neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, joint replacement, emergency/trauma care, comprehensive cancer care, wound care and clinical trials and research.
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
  Open heart surgery includes surgery on the heart muscle, valves, arteries, or other structures. The definition becomes confusing in light of new procedures being performed on the hearth through smaller incisions. Minimally invasive surgery and robotic-assisted heart surgery are still referred to as open heart surgery.
• Joint Replacement
  Within the Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington Hospital has been designated as a specialty center for Total Joint Replacement Surgery and Post-Operative Rehabilitation. The orthopedic specialists and the anesthesia personnel with the perioperative nursing team work together to provide a coordinated, efficient, and supportive perioperative experience for you, our patients.
• Neurosurgery
• Vascular Surgery
• Otolaryngology
• Hip Replacement
  This involves the placement of numbing medicine and, sometimes pain medicines, through a needle inserted in your back in order to prevent you from experiencing any pain during the surgery and for a number of hours afterwards. For Total Knee Replacement patients, a pain medication (Morphine) is added to the local anesthetic to enhance pain relief in the post-operative period. This relief may last twelve to eighteen hours after surgery. Total Hip Replacement patients generally experience less discomfort and do not receive the narcotic medication in the spinal fluid. In addition to the spinal anesthetic, intravenous sedation is provided so that you are calm and comfortable during the surgery and only occasionally aware of being in the operating room. This form of anesthesia, spinal anesthesia combined with sedation, is the most commonly used for Total Joint Replacement patients. A member of the anesthesia care team is always there with you making sure you are sedated and safe.
• Knee Replacement

Plastic Surgeons

• Plastic Surgery
• Bariatric Surgery
  Anesthesia Services, P.A. has partnered with the Christiana Care Bariatric Surgery Program to achieve the highest level of accreditation from the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) Bariatric Surgery Network and received the designation of a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).

Dermatologists

• Lesions
  In 2006, the Christiana Care Health System designated a special center for spine surgery at Christiana Hospital. The Christiana Care Spine Center has a team of dedicated surgeons, nurses, anesthesia providers, and support personnel working together to give exceptional care before, during, and after surgery.  The center offers state-of-the-art evaluation and treatment of disorders of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine.  The most common reason for spine surgery is to treat back pain.  Other reasons for spine procedures may include restoring neurological function (compression); removing pathologic lesions (such as tumor or infection); correcting deformity (abnormal alignment or spine fracture); correcting structure instability (abnormal displacement).  The spine procedures may also include those performed by pain management specialists, for example, such as epidural steroids injection, spinal nerve stimulator placement, etc.

Physical Therapists

• Physical Therapy
  Our commitment to supporting your goals and providing personal care doesn’t stop when you are discharged from the surgery center. Our expert care team will work with you personally for up to 48 hours post-surgery to kickstart your recovery in our innovative Muve Suites environment. As a Muve Suites client, you’ll experience a level of care not found in traditional settings, including 24-hour nursing attention, on-site physical therapy, and a tailored education plan to help you achieve your recovery goals.

Podiatrists

• General Podiatry
• Podiatric Surgery