Ambulatory Surgery Tours at Tucson Medical Center

Tours are available for children who are having surgery at TMC Ambulatory Surgery. The tour is an excellent way for children to find out first hand what will happen before, during and after their surgery. A nurse will show them the different rooms they will be in including the pre-op room and the recovery room, and the nurse will explain what happens at each stage. Children who have had this tour generally arrive the morning of surgery reasonably calm and with a good idea of what to expect. Tours are offered on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 4:00 pm, reservations can be arranged by calling 230-CARE or 1-800-230-CARE (2273).

Tours of the operating rooms are available for in-patients as well as ambulatory surgery patients and can be scheduled by calling TMC's child life specialist, Jolene Eggert, C.C.L.S. at 324-1154