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St. Cloud Surgical Center

Better Care. Better Costs. Better Outcomes.

Our physicians, nurses, and technicians provide high quality care in a warm, personalized setting. We utilize advances in technology to initiate new procedures with shorter recovery times.

Meet the Physicians

The Future of Specialty Care

Before Your Surgery

We want the day of your surgery to be a seamless experience, where you can simply walk in, check-in at our front desk and be shown to your room rather than fill out pages of paperwork.

Registration is designed to be quick and easy and completing the form should take you 20-25 minutes. Please have your insurance information handy.

The Day of Surgery

When you arrive at our center, we ask that you check-in at the front desk to verify personal, companion and insurance information.

Our Day of Surgery Guide will give you all the details on how you can prepare for your surgery.

After Your Surgery

Offering easy to understand recovery instructions for you and your family is our priority. Read through our guide for more information.

Be sure to arrange a ride option for arriving home safely after your procedure. Read through our After-Surgery Guide for more important information.

The Inside Scoop: A Conversation with Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Kim Schaap

We recently interviewed Dr. Schaap to learn more about her journey and what being a woman in medicine means to her. Take a look!

Let’s Get Physical: October Is Physical Therapy Month

Break out the sweatbands and stirrup pants; it’s time to get physical! October is Physical Therapy Awareness Month, and we’re excited to highlight this important yet sometimes overlooked aspect of healthcare. While we don’t perform physical therapy at our center, we partner with incredible physical therapists who help our patients on their road to recovery every single day.

From Silence to Sound: Dr. Stephen Cragle Brings Cochlear Implants to Central Minnesota

We recently spoke with Dr. Stephen Cragle from the St. Cloud Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic about his journey with cochlear implants and how he has introduced this life-changing technology to our center.

Colonoscopy Screening Without a Referral

St Cloud Surgical Center makes Colon Cancer Screening easy. By scheduling your colonoscopy screening with us, you’re assured a timely and comfortable experience and exceptional medical care.

Preparing for Your Upcoming Surgery with Enhanced COVID-19 Prevention & Safety Measures

We continue to serve patients and provide them with much needed, high quality, lower cost elective surgeries. We focus on safety through expanded policies and protocols in accordance with proven national health and safety guidelines.

Your visit may take longer due to our expanded safety measures, some of which may change over time.  For further questions please contact us at 800-349-7272

Leading Edge Joint Replacement Program

St Cloud Surgical Center stands apart in the field of orthopedic surgery as the only outpatient surgery center in central Minnesota to offer advanced total knee and hip replacement, as well as partial knee replacement. Now, patients can regain mobility and independence faster than ever before. We have invested significant time and resources to make the St Cloud Surgical Center Total Knee and Hip Replacement Program the standard for other orthopedic surgery programs to follow.

Understanding Your Surgery Cost

Our patients save an average of 30%-50% on outpatient surgery procedures. Compare national average prices for procedures for both ambulatory surgical centers and hospital outpatient departments. You’ll see how much the patient pays with original Medicare and no supplement (Medigap) policy. More than 1 million procedures are performed in SCA Health facilities each year.

Discover a more convenient and affordable outpatient surgery at St Cloud Surgical Center. From routine screenings to minimally invasive surgeries to total joint replacements, we have developed an exceptional alternative to hospital-based care.  The St. Cloud Surgical Center is a multi-specialty center and has performed over 300,000 procedures since 1972.

Our Vision and Mission

Our founder listened to the pleas of local physicians and dentists, who said they needed a more cost effective, more efficient and less confining alternative for procedures performed under general anesthesia. We strengthened the positions of surgical centers nationally by combining forces and joining the largest independent surgical provider in the country.

Our mission is to exceed customer and community expectations by promoting our culture of surgical excellence through our dedicated, compassionate and gracious teammates.

Setting The Standard for Outpatient Surgery

St. Cloud Surgical Center is an outpatient surgery facility utilizing modern medical advances to make it possible for an adult or child to have non-emergency surgery and return home the same day. Our skilled team of anesthesia, operating and recovery room personnel will assist your physician and are committed to your personal care.

Our center has been AAAHC accredited since 1980.

Recognized as a National Leader in Clinical Quality

The St. Cloud Surgical Center is proud to be recognized as the #1 Ambulatory Surgery Center in Minnesota.

Welcome to St. Cloud Surgical Center

This facility does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.  Appropriate auxiliary aids and services are available free of charge. Language assistance services / interpreters are available free of charge.  Contact our facility at 320-251-8385 x 1129 for further information.

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