Ambulatory Care

What Is Ambulatory Care?

Ambulatory care, also known as outpatient care, encompasses a range of medical services provided to patients that do not require overnight or extended stays within a medical facility. This can include services such as chemotherapy,IV Infusions,  blood transfusions, and more.

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital hosts a fully staffed Ambulatory Care Department performing more than 2,000 procedures annually. Our nursing team is certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Chemotherapy, EEG trained, and  PICC line insertion. Our nurses provide expert care with compassion and respect in a friendly, cheerful and energetic environment.

What Do Ambulatory Care Nurses Do?

Ambulatory Care nurses specialize in performing a range of different medical services on an outpatient basis.

Nurses typically undergo two to three years of intensive education at a degree-granting nursing institute or university, with a strong emphasis on clinical knowledge and experience. During this time, they will gain a lot of real world experience working in a hospital, continuing to specialize in various nursing practices. Many go on to achieve a Master of Science in Nursing, further enhancing their technical and practical experience.

Ambulatory Care nurses perform many procedures a day, giving them exceptional experience and proficiency in a range of vital medical techniques.

Who Needs Ambulatory Care?

Ambulatory Care covers a wide range of procedures, meaning a wide range of patients can benefit from it.

Typically, patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment will undergo the procedure in an Ambulatory Care setting.  Blood transfusions are also usually performed on an outpatient basis by the Ambulatory Care team.

Generally speaking, any frequent or scheduled non-intensive medical procedure or treatment required by most patients will be performed by an Ambulatory Care nurse.

What Ambulatory Care Services Do We Provide?

At Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital, we are proud to offer a wide range of Ambulatory Care services to suite all patient needs. While we provide many different services and procedures, some of the most common procedures we perform include:

  • Endoscopy
  • Oncology Care – Chemotherapy (Intravenous & Bladder Instillation)
  • Blood and blood product transfusions
  • Medication Infusion
    • ~ Antibiotic
    • ~ Osteoarthritis therapies
    • ~ Immunosuppressive therapies
    • ~ TPN
  • PICC Line insertion
    • ~ Port and Central Line maintenance
    • ~ Blood draws for lab
    • ~ Port flush
    • ~ Access for scheduled treatment
  • Urology studies and treatment
  • EEG
  • Assist with LOOP procedures
  • Pre-post for surgeries

Pre-Operative and Post-Operative Care

  • Bariatric
  • ENT
  • Podiatry
  • Orthopedic
  • Cataract
  • General Surgeries (scopes, gallbladders, hernias, appendectomies etc)
  • Cardioversion & TEE’s
  • Urology
  • ESIs & Vein and Pain Clinics
  • Oncology Care

How Long Does It Take To Recover From An Ambulatory Care Procedure?

By their very nature, Ambulatory Care procedures are done with the understanding that the patient will be able to head home following the service.

Depending on which procedure you get, there will be varying recovery times. Chemotherapy treatment can take several days for the side effects to wear off, whereas a blood transfusion will take just a few hours. Other services, such as EEG testing, have zero recovery period as they are non invasive.

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Everyone in the ambulatory care/outpatient surgery were great!! They all made me feel very comfortable and did a great job!!! thank you to the whole outpatient staff and Doctor Rayner..I would recommend Schoolcraft or patient to anyone in need of surgery

Reviewer: Jeremy Sitkoski

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5 out of 5 stars

The care that was provided by The nurses (Cindy, Felicia Ruth) and staff was exceptional. The entire staff was very friendly and made you feel welcome. We received a call from Felicia the next day to check on my husband to check his pain level and do a follow up. The surgery area from check in to check out was well organized, clean, and up to date. Thank you to all of you for what you do so well and everything beyond your normal duties.

Reviewer: Maureen DesChamps

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5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Ranier did a tonsilectomy for our daughter. He and his staff were so kind and caring that our daughter fell in love with them all
I met Dr. Vix in the Emergency Room and he is the best doctor I've ever seen. His bedside manner is so kind, gentle, amd reassuring. He took his time and really made me feel listened to. He explained his treatment decisions and logic clearly, and left room to ask questions. He made sure that I understood and agreed with it before doing anything. He was very kind, and he and all the staff were very caring about my comfort while waiting.
I've been very pleased so far working with Dr Bambach, and really the whole staff at Schoolcraft.
Dr houve is great so is his nurse Cleo
Doctor Hoeve is very compassionate and very thorough. He listens and answers all of your questions. Never rushes through the appointments. We are fortunate to have him here in Manistique.
Very professional,friendly and caring. Made my stay very comfortable.
Excellent Doctor
Listened to my concerns and gave me options to help with my problems
Simply the best!!
I had my first visit with Andrew Anderson. He was very knowledgeable and took time to answer all my questions. He was up on all new meds for my condition and side effects. Definitely a good experience.
Dr. Rayner explained everything very well and the procedure was painless.
Wonderful very understanding
All went well with the visit.
After 5 years of suffering this serious buzzing inside my head...from a severe case of covid in 2019...the same covid the ceo of Texas roadhouse caught also...he had buzzing in his head so bad it was tinnitus....well look the story up c how the outcome was for him.....now for myself I've been suffering for so long with no answers also....its ruining my life....so I heard Dr.Raynor has years of experience and practiced at mayo clinic and I felt with those credentials I could finally get some answers...I did get some...he gave me a hearing test...and like I've been saying for years ,I'm not hearing it...it's inside my head....I've been laughed at...made fun of in my home town from friends and family saying I'm crazy....so now because of Dr Raynor I at least know now I'm not hearing it....so Dr Raynor is suggesting the next step taking a brain scan...mri...and I'm so excited finally someone is taking me seriously and taking steps to get to the bottom of it! And that's all I want is it to go away....I didn't ask for this...I didn't ask for 2 bouts of covid where I was brought to the brink of death both times...fired from my job by the same clueless foreman...that also thought I was crazy and it was just me being useless on the job...when I was struggling and fighting to hold on to my morgage...my livelihood...only to be fired and refusing to believe that covid was even real....it's real....so Dr Raynor is the first Dr to take me seriously....he also recommended acupuncture!... I'll try anything at this point...so you asked me how my experience was at school craft memorial hospital...is I rate it as a 10.....and want to thank Dr Raynor and his staff...they where very welcoming and nurse Kelly was the first person I talked to and she was compassionate and understanding the suffering I was going threw after I told her this big long debacle of a story...she encouraged me to get services to help me cause I had no where to turn after being fired 2 times....I have a hard time focusing and thinking just to get threw every day...trying to ignore this stupid buzzing....so yes after getting off the phone with nurse Kelly and she told me thar Dr Rayner was the best I finally after 5 years had some hope and she said they would get to the bottom of this problem and after visiting the facilities and taking seriously for once...I feel there is hope now....Thankyou!
They did amazing and gave me answers really fast
Was very comfortable with Jen Casey. Very personable and she explained things so thoroughly. I feel confident in her dealing withy heart issues! Thank you, Jen!
Dr. Rayner and his team were fantastic with my surgery!!
It was wonderful. She took time to listen and answered all my questions. Made me feel very good to be treated so well.
Smooth visit. Great care as always.
Dr Raynor was thorough, explained things regarding my treatment in an unhurried manner. Dr Raynor answered all my questions completely and treated me with respect and concern. I feel I will be well cared for and am confident that I’ve chosen an excellent surgeon.
Doc has an awesome bedside manner and quickly diagnosed my issue