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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
Orthopedic procedures with top provider Dr. Keith Frederick,DO.
Pain Management Services including pain epidurals, radio frequency ablations and many more with 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.


Surgery Manager Mary Woodruff, RN

417-876-3720