Mountain Home, Arkansas, Physicians Operate at the
Outpatient Surgery Center – An Ambulatory Surgery Center
Dr. Douglas W. Marx opened the new Outpatient Surgery Center
(OSC) in Mountain Home to the public December 5, 2006. The
Outpatient Surgery Center is equipped and staffed to offer
surgical procedures that do not require hospital admission.
OSC is a Medicare certified facility. Nationwide, ophthalmology
leads the list of medical specialties providing surgeries in
ambulatory surgery centers, such as OSC, according to the Foundation
for Ambulatory Surgery.
Outpatient Surgery Center is an Ambulatory Surgery Center
Ambulatory surgery centers, like Outpatient Surgery Center,
are facilities where surgeries that do not require hospital
admission are performed. OSC provides cost-effective services
and a convenient environment that is less stressful than
what many hospitals can offer.
Patients who choose to have surgery at OSC arrive on the day
of their procedure, have their surgery in a fully equipped
operating room, and recover under the care of highly skilled
nurses, all without hospital admission. Whether they are young
or old or somewhere in-between, patients and their families
benefit from the comfortable environment. The Outpatient Surgery
Center is designed for surgeries in several specialties.
A Good Choice for Many Reasons - Quality,
Customer Service, Cost
Patient satisfaction is standard at the Outpatient Surgery
Center. When the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office
of the Inspector General surveyed Medicare beneficiaries who
had one of four procedures in an ambulatory surgery center
(like OSC), it found that 98% of the people were satisfied
with their experience.
The high level of professionalism, quality, and safety OSC
offers is an important reason patients and physicians choose
our facility for surgical procedures. In every study ever done,
the quality of care delivered in an outpatient surgery center
is equal to or better than comparable hospital care.
Other reasons patients and physicians choose our facility
for surgical care, are convenient scheduling and reliable service.
In addition to providing high-quality health care and excellent
service, our facility saves patients and insurers money.
The U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services has long recognized the benefits. For example,
in 1999, its Office of the Inspector General said, “We
agree that ASCs can significantly reduce costs for federal
health care programs, while simultaneously benefiting patients.”
Outpatient Surgery Center maintains fully equipped operating
rooms for ophthalmology procedures including: cataract, laser,
corneal transplant, oculoplastic, eyelid and muscle surgery,
and eye surgery to correct nearsighted vision, far-sighted
vision, and astigmatism.
The Outpatient Surgery Center is next door to Sneed Eye Associates
(formerly Sneed Eye Clinic), where Dr. Marx has practiced since
1987. Dr. Marx announced in late 2007 that two ophthalmologists
had joined the practice to better serve the current and future
patients of Sneed Eye Associates. Both are fully licensed and
board certified eye specialists and surgeons.
Drs. Paul and Priscilla Arnold, recognized
leaders in cataract and glaucoma surgery, relocated from Springfield,
Mo.
