Surgical care in Southwest Las Vegas
Our surgical team provides compassionate care before, during and after your procedure.
At Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center, we prioritize your safety and comfort throughout your surgery experience. Our surgeons offer clear communication and emotional support for you and your family.
Expert advice, available 24/7
Free health-related advice is just a phone call away. Our licensed nurses will help you understand your symptoms, answer health-related questions, and navigate where to seek care.
Free health-related advice is just a phone call away. Our licensed nurses will help you understand your symptoms, answer health-related questions, and navigate where to seek care.
Surgical services we offer
Our surgery teams are dedicated to providing safe, patient-centered care in a supportive environment. Whenever appropriate, we use minimally invasive surgical techniques, ensuring you have the best possible surgical experience. Robot-assisted surgery is also available for many specialties, providing our doctors with advanced tools to perform procedures with enhanced precision.
Our surgical specialties
Our surgeons offer a wide range of surgical services, including, but not limited to:
- Colorectal surgery: colon resection, colostomy, sigmoidectomy
- Bariatric surgery: laparoscopic and robotic gastric sleeve
- General surgery: gallbladder removal, hernia repair, appendix removal
- Gynecological surgery: total hysterectomy, uterine ablation, hysteroscopy, endometriosis resection
- Lung surgery: biopsies, tumor removal
- Maxillofacial/ENT surgery: TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint) surgery, Le Fort osteotomies, facial fracture
- Neurological surgery: craniotomy, aneurysm repair, tumor removal, subdural hematoma
- Orthopedic surgery: hip and knee replacement
- Spine surgery: lumbar and cervical spine fusion
- Urologic surgery: cystoscopy, stent placement, prostate removal, nephrectomy
Robotic surgery
Southern Hills Hospital offers advanced surgical care using 10 different robotic-assisted surgical systems, allowing our specialists to perform a wide range of procedures with greater precision and control. Robotic technology supports surgeries across many specialties, including orthopedics, spine, thoracic (lung), general surgery, gynecology, urology and colorectal surgery.
By offering multiple robotic systems, our surgeons can select the technology best suited to each procedure and each patient. This approach helps expand minimally invasive treatment options, which may lead to smaller incisions, less pain, shorter hospital stays and faster recovery times.
Benefits of robotic surgery
Patients experience a number of benefits associated with robot-assisted methods, compared to traditional surgery, including:
- Faster recovery times
- Fewer transfusions
- Less blood loss
- Less pain
- Less risk of infection
- Less scarring
- Quicker returns to normal daily activities
- Shorter hospital stays
For the surgeon, some of the major benefits associated with using robotic techniques over traditional approaches include:
- Enhanced visualization
- Greater surgical precision
- Improved surgical access
- Improved surgical dexterity
- Increased range of motion