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Endoscopy Center Palo Alto, CA
We are located across the street from the Lucille Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University Medical Center. Welcome - What To ExpectThank you for choosing the Palo Alto Endoscopy Center. We are located at Suite 380 at 770 Welch Road in Palo Alto. Please park behind the building in the spaces designated for visitors.
If your ride home is not staying in the lobby while you have your procedure, he/she should return 1 / 2 hour of your scheduled time of the procedure. Your ride will need to come up to the Endoscopy Center to pick you up. Ask that he/she push the blue button to the right of the reception window to alert the Endoscopy Center staff that someone is in the lobby. YOU MUST HAVE A RIDE HOME. Once again, thank you for choosing the Palo Alto Endoscopy Center. We hope we can make this important procedure as pleasant as possible. After the SurgeryFollowing the surgery, you will be escorted to a recovery room. A nurse will continue to monitor you. Once you are sufficiently awake, you will be provided with clear liquids and if required, assisted to the bathroom. The doctor may come and talk to you about the results of the surgery but you may not remember that conversation due to the sedation that you have received. With your permission, the doctor may speak with a family member who accompanied you. You will be given verbal and written instructions to follow after you leave the center. It is common after a surgery to experience nausea and sleepiness, as well as abdominal bloating, cramps, mild pain, minimal rectal bleeding and rectal irritation (after a colonoscopy) or sore throat (after an upper endoscopy). You should go home directly from the center and plan to rest until the following morning. Follow your doctor’s instructions about eating and drinking fluids. If you experience severe abdominal pain, continuous heavy bleeding, fever, chills, or uncontrolled vomiting, please contact your private physician immediately. In the event of a life-threatening emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. Financial ArrangementsYou will receive up to three separate bills for the care you receive through our center. One is for our facility fee, which is competitive with that of other local facilities. It covers the surgery, sedation, and nursing care you receive during the surgery and in the recovery room. The second bill is for the physician’s professional services, and the third bill will be for pathology services, if required. We will contact your insurance provider to obtain pre-authorization for your surgery. All charges are due and payable within 60 days following your surgery. To make it easier to pay your insurance deductible or co-payment, our facility accepts Visa and MasterCard in addition to other forms of payment. Interactive Google Maps - DirectionsFrom Highway 101 North or South: Exit Embarcadero Rd/Oregon Expwy towards Stanford University Continue on Embarcadero Rd. approx. 2 miles. Continue on Galvez St. Continue on Arboretum Rd. to Quarry Rd.Turn Left on Quarry Rd. to Welch Rd. Turn Right on Welch Rd.770 Welch Road is on your right across the road from Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital. From Highway 280 North or South:Exit Sand Hill Rd. towards Stanford University, continue on Sand Hill Rd. to Pasteur DriveTurn Right on Pasteur Drive and go one block, turn Left on Welch Rd. 770 Welch Road is on your left across the road from Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital.
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