Post Acute Care Unit (PACU)

The 9-bed Post Acute Care Unit (PACU) was designed to accommodate both the preparing of patients for surgery and their post-operative care.  The space has been designed with a central nurses’ station with patient bays surrounding it, allowing the nurses to have direct visual and audio contact of the patients.

Here are some special instructions a patient may need before coming for tests or procedures:

• The surgeon's office will provide instructions for the day of your procedure including the time you are to report to the pre-admission testing area which is located in the hospital’s main lobby.
• A pre-operative packet of information will be given to all surgery patients when they visit the pre-admission testing nurse. Please bring any questions you may have with you.
• Patients who require anesthesia will have a consult with an Anesthesiologist prior to their procedure.
• It is important to plan for your discharge needs prior to your surgery.
• All patients are to remain NPO (nothing by mouth) unless instructed differently pre-operatively by the Anesthesiologist or nurse. 
• All patients being given any kind of sedation or anesthesia will need a responsible adult to drive them home after their procedure.
• Please leave all valuables at home.

For more information about the Surgical Services department at Hilton Head Regional Medical Center, please call Rowena Deaton, RN, BSN, CNOR, director at 843-689-8280 or email at rowena.deaton@tenethealth.com .

For a physician referral please call 689-8285.