At Columbus Community Hospital, our outpatient nurses provide expert care for patients managing a wide range of acute and chronic conditions. Whether you’re dealing with less severe symptoms that require short-term treatment or ongoing health needs, our team is here to support you.
Our outpatient services include:
Outpatient nurses may perform procedures such as but not limited to:
- PICC line insertion and maintenance
- Synvisc and orthovisc knee injections but patient must be scheduled and seen by Dr. Buckle
- Wound care limited-no provider to write orders must have specific wound care orders
- Therapeutic Phlebotomy
- Paracentesis-must be scheduled through Dr. Vasser
- Foley catheter insertion/care/changes
- Wound Vac
- Access and flush implanted port a cath
Outpatient nurses may care for patients with chronic illnesses and autoimmune diseases and able to provide medications such as:
- IVIG- Gamagaurd, gammunex-C, Privigen, Octagam
- Venofer IV infusion
- Feraheme IV infusion
- IV hydration
- Solumedrol 1gm IV infusion
- PRBC IV infusions (1units to 2 units in one day)
- to get type and screen and crossmatched one day then transfuse next day
- Transfusion only Monday-Friday
- Reclast IV infusion
- Prolia 60mg subq injection
- Evenity subq injection
- Aranesp subq injection
- Entyvio 300mg IV infusion
- Ocrevus IV infusion
- Aduhelm IV infusion
- Leqembi IV infusion (ordered by neurologist)
- Prolia 60mg subq injection
- Leqvio
Common antibiotics given include:
- Vancomycin IV infusion
- Ertapenem IM or IV injection
- Rocephin IM or IV
- Dalvance 1500mg
- Levaquin
- Gentamicin
- Linezolid
- If daily antibiotics are needed, Columbus Community Hospital Med/Surg staff can provide medication on weekends/holidays.
