Highly Skilled Surgeons, Specialized Care, Cutting-Edge Technology—All For You
When you choose the Department of General Surgery at Great Plains Regional Medical Center, you’re selecting a team of experienced surgeons who stay on the leading edge in their field to provide you with the highest quality care. We are committed to caring for both your physical and emotional needs, and we work with you and your family to make sure those needs are met.

Our surgeons have the expertise to perform a wide range of procedures from routine appendectomies to more complex cases such as colon resections. And whether it’s a minor outpatient surgery you need or one requiring a lengthy inpatient stay, your well-being is our main focus.

Offering You More with Less Invasive Surgery
At Great Plains Regional Medical Center, we offer numerous general surgical procedures using a minimally invasive technique. In these procedures, surgeons use smaller instruments than in traditional open surgeries. That means smaller incisions, less scarring, and quicker recovery times. Other benefits of these laparoscopic procedures include:

  • Less blood loss during surgery due to the smaller incisions used
  • Less post-operative pain and discomfort, which often means less pain medication
  • Shorter hospital stays and a quicker return to normal activities

    Bariatric Weight Loss Program Leading to Healthier Lives
    The Bariatric Weight Loss Program at Great Plains Regional Medical Center started in 2010 to help those with severe weight issues live longer, healthier lives. Surgical options we offer with this program include:

  • Sleeve gastrectomy
  • Lap-Band procedure
  • Gastric bypass surgery

    We provide a pre-operative workup with this program that covers nutritional, exercise, and lifestyle education. We see approximately three to four cases a week, with 20-30 patients going through the pre-operative workup at any given time. With about 60 percent of the U.S. population overweight, we are committed to offering this program to improve the health of our patients.

    A Team Approach to Caring for You
    Our multidisciplinary approach to care involves a collaborative staff who interact well with one another, all for the benefit of the patient. Our surgeons partner with other departments in the hospital when caring for our patients, using a collaborative electronic charting system that leads to more efficient and safer care for you.

    Likewise, we also partner with primary care providers in the community so that your main caregivers are all up to date on the care you’re receiving.

    The other members in our team approach to care are you and your family. We encourage you and your relatives to be educated about all aspects of your surgical procedure and involved in the decision-making process when it comes to your care. We feel that teaming up together in this way helps us all attain our ultimate goal—the smoothest recovery possible for you.

    Office Hours:
    Monday - Friday
    8:30 am - 5 pm