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  Our Guide for Your
       Hospital Stay

   

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Take a Tour Before Surgery

Reserve Your Tour

Call (323) 361-8219
(en Español, press 2)

Unable to Take a Tour?

View a photo slideshow: 
Main Operating Room
Ambulatory Surgery Center

Pre-Surgical Tours are offered:

  • every month
  • on the third Sunday of every month
  • from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Tours last approximately 45 minutes to an hour.  The entire family is welcome. 

What You Can Expect to See On Tour

On a Pre-Surgical Tour, you will orient your child, yourself, and your family members to the hospital and ask questions of caregivers.  You will visit the hospital's:

  • Lobby and Information Desk
  • Admitting Areas
  • Examination Rooms
  • Waiting Rooms
  • Pre-operation Area
  • Post-Surgery Recovery Area  

What Other Parents Have Said

"The tour was wonderful.  There is so much to do on the morning of your child's surgery that it was helpful to learn about the process ahead of time.  Plus, McKenzie's nurse led our tour.  It was a relief to see a friendly face on the morning of his operation."

- Christa Hailwood, shown here with 18-month old, McKenzie, 2 weeks post-procedure

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