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Mississippi Valley Surgery Center staff is committed to providing a comfortable environment for your surgery or procedure. In order to avoid any delays or cancellations, please be considerate of the following:

• DO NOT eat or drink after midnight the night before your surgery or procedure unless otherwise indicated by our staff.
  (This includes water.) 
• Please arrive at your designated time. We make every effort to make sure that your surgery or procedure is on time. On occasion, there are unavoidable circumstances that cause delays. Because of this, we ask that you please be flexible and keep the entire surgery day open for any possible changes.
• Please be prepared to pay any applicable co-pays or pre-surgical payment toward deductibles or co-insurance as required by MVSC.
• Take only the medications that the nurse or surgeon instructed you to take - with a sip of water.
• Please shower the day of surgery to reduce the chances for infection. Do not apply lotion. Plan to wear loose, comfortable clothing. Bring cases for glasses and dentures, as you will be asked to remove them on the day of your surgery, test or procedure. Do not wear contact lenses. Please do not wear or bring jewelry, body piercing, or other valuables such as cash, credit cards or checkbooks.

• If the patient is an infant or child, we encourage you to bring along a favorite toy or blanket to make them feel more at home. If your child uses a sippy cup or bottle, please bring one along with you so it is available after the procedure.
• During your surgery, test or procedure, your family and friends may wait in the designated waiting area. Please limit the number of people who accompany you to the surgery center. To maximize the comfort of all visitors, we ask that only one person accompany adults. Children should have at least one parent or guardian in the facility through the surgery period. However, both parents are welcome to stay.