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Having Surgery: What to Expect
Don’t Put Your Child’s Health on Hold
Our team is standing by to schedule your child’s in-person appointment or procedure.
Call 1-888-884-BEAR (2327) to schedule.
Learn how we’re protecting your family’s health
When your child has been scheduled for surgery, our compassionate care team of pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses will help you understand the upcoming procedure and guide you through the entire process.
Our resources — created specifically for families — connect you with the information you need the most:
For questions concerning insurance, visit Insurance and Billing. If you have additional questions, please contact your surgical scheduler.
Pre-Procedural Testing
To protect our patients, families and staff, advance coronavirus testing is required for all patients scheduled for a procedure. Testing allows us to identify children infected with coronavirus so that we can either postpone the procedure or take extra precautions to provide care for them in the safest way possible.
Pre-procedural coronavirus testing will be arranged by appointment only. If your child is scheduled to have a procedure at any Children’s National location, you will be contacted by surgical schedulers to arrange the testing. Directions to testing sites and other information will be provided.
This video will help you and your family prepare for surgery at Children's National. We're here to help you understand your upcoming procedure and guide you through the process.
Learn more about the critical steps parents and guardians must take before a surgical date can be set.
For your child's health and safety during surgery, please follow these pre-surgery restrictions for eating food and drinking liquids.
Children’s National recommends reviewing these checklists as soon as your child’s surgery is scheduled.
Find out what to expect as you plan an appointment for your child, what will happen on the day of surgery and what to do after surgery.
Our pre-surgical tour video helps families understand our process for surgery preparation.
We want to make the perioperative experience as seamless as possible, assuring you that your child’s safety is always our number one concern.