Initial comments:
This report is the result of an occupancy survey conducted on May 14, 2025, at Lancaster General Hospital Ambulatory Surgical Facility, which included addition of new Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) procedures: Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS); Dacryocystorhinostomy; Removal of ear foreign body; Nasal foreign body removal; Ear biopsy; Drainage of ear hematoma; Paper patch myringoplasty; Cerumen removal; Septoplasty; Inferior turbinate reduction; Intranasal biopsy; Nasal cauterization for epistaxis; Sphenopalatine artery ligation; Polypectomy; Functional endoscopic sinus surgery; Maxillary antrostomy; Total ethmoidectomy; Sphenoidotomy;Frontal sinusotomy; Medial maxillectomy; Concha bullosa excision; Posterior nasal nerve ablation; Clarifix; Oral cavity biopsy; Frenulotomy; Oropharyngeal biopsy; Uvula biopsy; Excision of lip mucocele; Lymph node biopsy; Neck mass biopsy; Direct laryngoscopy and biopsy; Microdirect laryngoscopy and vocal cord biopsy; and Injection laryngoplasty procedures. New equipment the Medtronic StealthStation FlexENT Navigation System will be utilized for endoscopic ENT sinus surgery procedures. Based on the occupancy survey, it was determined the facility was in compliance with all applicable requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Health's Rules and Regulations for Ambulatory Care Facilities, Annex A, Title 28, Part IV, Subparts A and F, Chapters 551-573, November 1999 and the current edition of the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Outpatient Facilities.
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