Acute Care/Trauma Surgery
The Acute Care Surgery team at Saint Francis Hospital stands ready 24/7 to treat any illness or injury
- Hernias of the Abdominal Wall- inguinal incisional, umbilical
- Biliary Disease
- Trauma
- Lipomas
- Cysts
- Pilonidal Disease
- Rib Fractures and Slipped Ribs
- Skin lesions
- Abscesses
- Wounds
- Diverticulitis
- Enterocutaneous fistulas
- Appendicitis
- Splenic Abscess and Infarct
- Fournier’s Gangrene
- Septic Shock
- Inguinal hernia reapir
- Umbilical hernia repair
- Incisional hernial repair
- Abdominal Wall reconstruction
- Ostomy Takedowns
- Excision of cysts, lipomas, and subcutaneous lesions
- Skin biopsy
- Split thickness skin grafts
- Pilonidal Cystectomy
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures
- Surgical Stabilization of Slipped Rib
- Laparoscopic Appendectomy
- Wound Debridement
- Incision and Drainage of Abscesses
- Splenectomy
- Advanced biliary work including biliary endoscopy
- Advanced minimally invasive and robotic surgery
- Advanced management of sepsis and critically ill patients
- Chest Wall Reconstruction Excellence
- Our hospital is the First Collaborative Center for Chest Wall injury in the US
- Our team has the most experienced chest wall surgeons in the region
- Minimally invasive approaches for hemorrhage control- REBOA
- Whole blood with advanced resuscitation techniques
- Participates in and runs multi-institutional Studies