General Surgery


Number: 719-846-8067

Surgical services provides care for both inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures. State-of-the-art procedures and technology allow our surgical team to serve southern Colorado with the most modern care.

The Mt. San Rafael Hospital has (2) surgical suites, a dual bed recovery room and endoscopy suite staffed by a team of highly skilled surgical personnel. Our surgical services include such specialties as General Surgery, Urology, Orthopedics, Endoscopy, OB/GYN. A list a surgical specialties are listed below.

The Anesthesia Department, at Mt. San Rafael Hospital consists of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and OR Surgical Technicians. This team provides a wide range of services including general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, and epidural steroid injections for back pain.

If you have any questions regarding the services we provide, please contact our Surgical Services Staff any time at 719-846-8074 or 719-846-9213 ext. 1074.

The following surgical specialties are performed at Mt. San Rafael Hospital:

Removal of gallbladder (Laparoscopic cholecystectomy)
Removal of appendix (Laparoscopic appendectomy
Repair of a hiatal hernia ( Laparoscopic nissen fundoplication
Colonoscopy
EGD
Bilateral breast implants
Hysterectomy abdominal and vaginal
Laparoscopic tubal ligation
Vasectomy
Cystoscopy/urodynamics
Prostate biopsy
Lithotripsy (breaking up of kidney stones)
Laser prostate surgery
Knee and shoulder arthroscopy
Hernia repairs
Breast Biopsy
Mastectomies
D&C
Myomectomy (removal of fibroids from the uterus
Ganglion cystectomy
Carpal tunnel release
Facet injection
Excision lipoma
Trigger finger release
Epidural steroid injection

Physicians
David Reitter, M.D