Getting Ready for Surgery

This information will help you plan for your surgery by a Group Health surgeon, either at a Group Health medical center or at one of our contracted hospitals in Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, or Olympia.

• Before Your Surgery
• The Day of Your Surgery
• After Your Surgery

Your surgical team will meet with you to review the details for your scheduled surgery. This review may occur in your surgeon's office, by phone, or by secure e-mail through MyGroupHealth for Members.

Be sure to ask your health care team any questions you may have. They are ready to help you.

If you have any questions regarding fees and health plan coverage for your surgery, contact:

• Capitol Hill Campus/Central Hospital: 206-326-2842
• Bellevue Medical Center: 425-502-3150
• Tacoma Medical Center: 253-596-3459
• Customer Service

Maps, Directions, and Other Resources

Group Health facilities maps and directions

• Capitol Hill Campus/Central Hospital
• Bellevue Medical Center
• Tacoma Medical Center

Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle

• Hospital check-in
• Map, directions, and parking

Overlake Medical Center, Bellevue

• Pre-surgery questions
• Day of surgery
• After surgery
• Map and directions
• Parking

St. Joseph Medical Center, Tacoma

• Patient and visitor information
• Map, directions, and parking

Mary Bridge Children's Hospital, Tacoma

• Patient and visitor information
• Map, directions, and parking

Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia

• Outpatient surgery information
• Map and directions

South Sound Surgery Center, Olympia

• Map and directions

Surgery by a non-Group Health surgeon

If your surgery is being performed by a surgeon in our contracted provider network, contact that surgeon's office for information on how to prepare for your surgery.