Duane Kuopus, BSN, RN

Outpatient Surgery Center Manager

Surgery Scheduling:

The Surgery Scheduling department mns from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday with an hour break for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. The Surgery Scheduler is available at 210-507-4141, and for immediate assistance during breaks or after hours, the Operating Room Manager is available at 210-880-9897.

Sterile Processing:

Comprised of 5 sterile processing technicians who are responsible for cleaning, decontaminating, processing, sterilizing, assembling, testing, and managing the investments and equipment needed in surge1y. Sterile processing department staff plays a large role in helping prevent healthcare-associated infections.

Radiology:

Full-time licensed radiology technicians to provide radiological support for the operating room, pre-admission testing, and post-anesthesia care unit.

Operating Room:

Two operating rooms that run from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday.
Tenured staff including Registered Nurse Circulators, Certified Surgical Technologists, Anesthesia Techs, and OR orderlies.
Highly trained staff who are experts in the field of orthopedic, and plastic surgery.

Surgical procedures include but are not limited to:

  • Hand and upper extremity surgery
  • Foot, ankle, and lower extremity surge1y
  • Pain pump placement
  • Pain management includes epidural steroid injections, nerve root block, and radiofrequency ablation.
  • ENT
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Osteoporosis Infusion Therapy

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