Pre-surgical Instructions - COVID-19
As more is learned about COVID-19, guidelines will change. EASC follows these regulations to keep its patients and employees healthy and safe.
As more is learned about COVID-19, guidelines will change. EASC follows these regulations to keep its patients and employees healthy and safe.
Thank you for trusting Effingham Ambulatory Surgery Center (EASC) with your care. Your health and safety are most important to us. EASC strictly follows the recommendations from the CDC and guidelines established by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to help ensure your safety as the surgical staff begins performing surgeries again.
Yes. Initially, IDPH cancelled elective surgeries to help ensure there were enough hospital beds and personal protective equipment available for a surge of COVID-19.
IDPH could suspend surgeries again if the following happens:
– Rapid resurgence or a second wave of COVID-19
– Decrease in statewide COVID-19 testing supplies
– Not enough hospital medical/surgical/ICU beds available
– Not enough ventilators available
– Not enough PPE available
We are an affiliate of United Surgical Partners International, partnered with local physicians, and accredited by Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. We are fully licensed by the state of Illinois and are Medicare certified.