Mission Statement

The Department of Surgery's mission is to provide state of the art surgical care within the guidelines of established priority (active duty, Tricare prime, Tricare senior prime, space available) to all patients considered to have diseases requiring surgical intervention. The Department of Surgery includes the Cardiothoracic Surgery Service, General Surgery Service, Neurosurgery Service, Ophthalmology Service, Orthopedic Surgery Service, Podiatry Surgery Service, Otolaryngology Surgery Service, Audiology and Speech Pathology Sections, Plastic Surgery Service, Urology Surgery Service and Vascular Surgery Service. The scope of surgical intervention is defined by each of the individual services and changes are reflected in the individual service historical reports. In addition, emergency cases and trauma cases are evaluated for the need of surgical treatment or operative intervention. 

    A second major mission of the Department of Surgery is to oversee residency training programs in General Surgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Otolaryngolgoy, Podiatry and Urology. The Department of Surgery is committed to careful evaluation of all care rendered and active participation in hospital initiatives to improve the process of health care delivery and the quality of health care.