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Surgery Resources

Preparing for Your Surgery 

Quick Questions for Your Doctor

Having Surgery? What you need to know (from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Preparing Your Child for the Hospital and Surgery 

Maps, Directions & Parking

Medication Tracking Form 

 

Guest Accommodations

Here are a few motels/hotels close to the hospital. For a complete listing of lodging in the Bemidji area, visit the Bemidji Chamber of Commerce at http://www.bemidji.org/.

AmericInn Lodge & Suites-Bemidji
(218-751-3000)
1200 Paul Bunyan DR NW
Bemidji, MN 56601-4124
Website: http://www.americinn.com/
 
Holiday Inn Express Hotel
(218-751-2487)
2422 Ridgeway Avenue NW
Bemidji, MN 56601-2147
Website: http://www.hiexpress.com/hotels/us/en/bemidji/bjiex/hoteldetail
  
Super 8 Motel****Offers reduced rates for families of NCRH patients.
(218-751-8481)
1815 Paul Bunyan DR NW
Bemidji, MN 56601-5602
Website: http://www.bemidjisuper8motel.com/
 
Best Western Bemidji****Offers reduced rates for families of NCRH patients.
(218-751-0390)
2420 Paul Bunyan DR NW
Bemidji, MN 56601-8790
Website: http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=24115
 
Hampton Inn & Suites
(218-751-3600)
1019 Paul Bunyan DR S
Bemidji, MN 56601-3223
Web site: http://hamptoninn1.hilton.com/en_US/hp/index.do

 

The American College of Surgeons (ACS)

For a copy of the free pamphlet, When You Need an Operation, write, call, or visit ACS online.
The American College of Surgeons
Office of Public Information
633 N. St. Clair Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 202-5000 (toll free: 1-800-621-4111)
ACS Public Information website: http://www.facs.org/public_info/ppserv.html.
 
 

Second Opinion

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Medicare hotline: 1-800-633-4227
 
Getting a Second Opinion Before Surgery: Your Choices and Medicare Coverage For this free brochure, write to:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Room 555, East High Rise Building
6325 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21207
 
Ask for Publication No. CMS 02173.
The brochure can also be found on the CMS Web site at http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/home.asp.
 
 

Anesthesia

For copies of free booklets on what you should know about anesthesia, write or call:
The American Society of Anesthesiologists
520 North Northwest Highway
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Phone: (847) 825-5586
 
or
 
The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
222 S. Prospect Avenue
Park Ridge, IL 60068-4001
Phone: (847) 692-7050.