Day of Your Operation
Arrive 2 hours before your scheduled operation time.
- Ontario Health Card (OHIP card).
- Any other medical insurance information you need for your hospital stay.
- All the medications you take in their original containers. This includes prescription medications, over-the-counter medicines, supplements and herbal or natural products.
- Enough comfortable clothes for several days and non-slip shoes or slippers
- Personal care items such as toothbrush, toothpaste, soap and deodorant.
Do not bring:
- Jewellery or anything valuable.
When you arrive at the
Surgical Admission Unit:
- A team of surgical nurses will help you get ready for your operation.
- You will change into a hospital gown.
- An intravenous (IV) will be started in your arm. The IV is used to give you fluids and medication during and after the operation.
- You will wait in an area called the Holding Area.
- When it is time for your operation, you will go to the operating room.
Yes. We do our best to do your operation at the scheduled time, but we may need to reschedule your operation if other emergencies come up. If this happens, we will tell you as soon as possible.
Your family can wait in the Surgical Waiting Room. Take the Munk elevators to the 3rd floor of the Peter Munk Building. The volunteer on duty can let your family know when your operation is over. Your surgeon will speak to your family when the operation is done. If your family doesn’t plan to be in the waiting room, tell your surgeon’s office how to reach them.
