Pre-Operative Instructions for Dr. Viola

**Please call us if you have been diagnosed with COVID-19 within 1 month of your surgery date. If you are experiencing any
flu like symptoms (fever, cough, shortness of breath) please notify our office right away**

Someone from Dr. Viola’s team will call you the afternoon before your procedure with your arrival time to the facility.

Nothing to eat or drink after midnight the night before surgery.

If you take medication for your blood pressure, blood thinners (this includes Aspirin and any NSAIDs such as
Celebrex/Meloxicam, Motrin, Aleve, or ibuprofen), rheumatoid medications, hormone replacements, diabetic medications
and/or vitamins supplements please call our office as soon as possible to review. (Examples include but not limited to:
Lisinopril, losartan, Lasix, Diamox, hydrochlorothiazide, spironolactone, metformin, Coumadin, Eliquis, Plavix, Xarelto)

Cleanse your whole body from neck down with Hibiclens (Chlorahexadine) for three (3) days before your procedure and the
day of your procedure. You can find this at most pharmacies and grocery stores without a prescription.

Please notify our office if you have an open sores or wounds on the area to be operated on.

To find a qualified therapist please go to www.htcc.org or www.asht.org to find one near you.

Hand Therapy is a crucial part of your successful recovery. If therapy is indicated, a prescription will be given to you and
placed in a folder to go home with you.

Please remember to bring your Therapy Rx with you on the date of your first therapy appointment.

They will not see you without the prescription.

What to bring with you to the facility the day of your surgery:
 Insurance card
 Identification (driver’s license, state ID card, etc)
 Copies of legal documents such as your Advanced Directives, Living will etc.
 The name and contact information for the person that Dr. Viola will speak to after your
procedure is complete

 PLEASE –leave all valuables behind. You may bring glasses, hearing aids, dentures, etc.
Arrange for transportation home after the procedure with a family member or friend over the age of 18, you will not be
able to drive yourself home.
The day of your surgery, Dr. Viola and/or one of his physician assistants will see you in the pre-op area before you go to the
operating room.

For questions, please contact Dr. Viola’s Team at 970-236-9900
Vail: Howard Head (970) 479-5157
Edwards: Howard Head (970) 569-7777
Eagle: Howard Head (970) 328-6715
Frisco: Howard Head (970) 668-3169
Basalt: Howard Head (970) 718-7100, Sean Vetter or Jeannine Rembold
Steamboat Springs: Emily Tjosvold at YVMC (970) 871-2370
Aspen & Basalt: Krista Fox or Matthew Moschetto (970) 544-1177 or Julie Glen (970) 544-1384
Grand Junction: Western Orthopedic and Sports Medicine 970-248-9475
Buena Vista & Salida: Heart of the Rockies, D.J. Wilson (719) 395-5782 BV or (719) 530-2040 Salida
Sloan’s Lake/Highlands: Karen Voss 303-458-9660
Fort Collins: UCHealth Occupational Medicine, Patricia E. Kuyper (970) 593-2874
Loveland/Fort Collins: Rebound Sports PT/OT: Kevin Rhodes (970) 663-6142
Louisville: Mountain States Hand and PT (720) 689-2414
Boulder/Louisville: Physical Therapy of Boulder, Michelle Osgood or Talley Halvorson (303) 938-1141
Boulder: UC Health Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Clinic, Julie Stratmeyer (720) 718-5400
Boulder: Certified Hand Therapy Services, Mitzi Harrison, PT/CHT (720) 845-0001
Evergreen: West Side Hand Therapy, Karen Valish (303) 237-8899
Wheatridge: Mountain States Hand and PT (303) 953-3163
Arvada: Mountain States Hand and PT (303) 422-1755
Golden: Lisa Condon (303) 275-2190
Colorado Springs: Dianne March (719) 260-4767 or Sandy Bost 719-332-5551
Windsor: Lisa Buckner (970)-561-7111
Gunnison: Gunnison Valley Health – Jodi Lindner – 970-641-2001