Preparing For Your Procedure

Thank you for choosing UNC Health Rex as your healthcare provider. Whether you are having a procedure or surgery, UNC Health Rex is here to provide you safe, excellent, and patient centered care.

This guide will answer many of the questions you have as you get ready. The guide will also help you have a smoother and less stressful procedure day. If you have questions that are not answered in the guide there is also a list of who to call. UNC Health Rex is committed to answering any questions or concerns you may have.

To help your procedure process move smoothly, we kindly ask that you answer all phone calls coming from UNC Health Rex and sign up for a My UNC Chart account as soon as your procedure is scheduled. Through My UNC Chart, you can fill out pre-registration forms, view test results, pay bills, and more.

Our team is ready to help your procedure run smoothly. When you are having a procedure at UNC Health REX, you may be scheduled for a pre-procedure testing appointment, or our team may conduct a pre-procedure phone call to collect information. Both processes are designed to make sure you are involved in your individualized plan of care. If you are scheduled for a pre-testing visit, you will find our Perioperative Planning Center conveniently located near the hospital's main entrance.

Prior to Day of Procedure

• Phone call from UNC Health Rex
• Pre-Anesthesia Testing Appointments
• Important Instructions
• Pre-Procedure Medications
• Insurance Preauthorization

Day of Procedure - Before Leaving Home

• Important Instructions
• Pre-Procedure Medications
• What to bring

Day of Procedure - At the Hospital

• Arrival to Hospital
• Preprocedural & Waiting Areas
• Procedure/Operating Room
• Anesthesia
• Recovery Room & Pain Management

Admission or Discharge

• Discharge Home
• Staying Overnight
• Surgery/Procedure Contact Numbers
• Maps, Parking and Wayfinding