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Surgery Department

Cedar County Memorial Hospital offers a variety of surgical procedures, gastroenterology procedures, minimally invasive procedures and interventional pain management procedures on an inpatient or outpatient basis.

Our Surgery Department includes:

An Operating Room Suite
Endoscopy Suite (GI lab)
Yag Laser Room
Comfortable, semi-private patient areas for pre/post op same day surgery care.
Four bed post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) adjacent to the operating room and GI suite staffed with Registered Nurses.
Fully operational Pain Management Services within the Surgical Department.
Sterile Processing

We are proud to offer to the community and surrounding areas with:

Surgery procedures including upper and lower endoscopy procedures with top provider Dr. Russell Kemm, DO
Ophthalmic surgical procedures including cataract removal with top provider with Dr. Chetan Soni, MD, MS, MHA, FACS
Orthopedic procedures with top provider Dr. Brian Ellefsen, DO.
Pain Management Services including pain epidurals, radio frequency ablations and many more with Mark Clark, CRNA, NSPM-C and Dr. Wallace Ralston, CRNA.
Podiatry Surgical Procedures with Dr. Ethan Knowlton, DPM.

All procedures are elective and on a scheduled basis.

To schedule a consultation in the CCMH specialty clinic with one of our outstanding providers call 417-876-3613.

To schedule a consultation with our ophthalmic surgeon Dr. Chetan Soni, MD visit with your primary ophthalmologist or call surgery coordinator Stephanie Hensley with CMH Eye Specialty Center at 417-328-7324.

Surgery Manager Mary Woodruff, RN

417-876-3720