General Surgery
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center performs a wide range of inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures, including minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgeries. Our staff takes great pride in offering personalized and compassionate care so that your surgical experience is as positive as possible.
Robotic-Assisted Surgery
MercyOne Dubuque offers robotic-assisted surgery for many surgical procedures. Robotic-assisted surgery enables doctors to perform even the most complex and delicate procedures with more precision, flexibility and control. Learn more about robotic-assisted surgery at MercyOne.
About Your Surgery
You will receive specific instructions from your physician before your procedure, but here are some helpful tips to consider.
- Arrange for a responsible adult to drive you to and from the hospital. If you do not have someone to drive you home, your procedure will be rescheduled.
- What to bring to the hospital
- Driver's license
- Insurance card
- Medicare card
- Medication insurance card
- List of allergies and current medications
- A case for contact lenses, eyeglasses, hearing aids or dentures
- Toiletries and other personal items if you will be staying overnight
- CPAP or BiPAP if you use one and will be staying overnight
- Leave all valuables, jewelry and money at home. Jewelry (including wedding rings and body piercing) will be removed prior to surgery.
- For your convenience, MercyOne Dubuque Home Medical Equipment and MercyOne Pharmacy are located on the hospital's first floor.
Surgical Suites
MercyOne's renovated and expanded surgical suites offer HD cameras and new technology mounted from the ceiling to allow for optimum coordination during procedures.
Pre-register for Your Surgery
We invite you to pre-register for your surgical procedure. Simply click here to complete and submit the pre-registration form.
Questions about Your Surgery
If you have any questions about your upcoming procedure, please call MercyOne's ambulatory unit at 563-589-8399.
