2777 Mile High Stadium CircleDenver, CO 80211

303.825.TUCC (8822)877.825.8898 TOLL-FREE

www.tucc.com

Surgical Treatment of Kidney and Ureteral Stones at The Urology Center of Colorado

As the only comprehensive urology center in the Rocky Mountain region, The Urology Center of Colorado (TUCC) provides clinically advanced treatments for kidney and ureteral stones in our ambulatory surgical center. Ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy or extracorporeal shock wave

lithotripsy (ESWL) can be performed in the Urology Surgery Center of Colorado (USCC) depending on the specific stone case. At TUCC, we may even be able to provide same day surgical treatment of kidney/ureteral stones if patients meet certain criteria. We will make every effort to triage your stone patients and have them evaluated by one of our

physicians on the day of the referral. The physicians and clinical staff

will make a safe clinical decision about the best course of action for each patient’s specif ic stone condition.

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I woke up with stone pain around 4:30 a.m. on January 7, 2009. At 7:30 that morning, I called and spoke with the TUCC answering service, explaining the situation and that I was a patient of Dr. Richard Heppe. They put me through to Dr. Heppe who was on-call that day. Within 10 minutes, I was scheduled for a CT scan at 9:00 a.m. at TUCC. Follow-ing the scan, I was wheeled into the USCC operating room at noon to remove the stone. I was home and pain free by 2:00 p.m. Dr. Heppe has been my doctor for 18 years and he is one of the finest physicians I’ve ever had. I believe that the treatment facilities available at TUCC are without peer. The staff that I have come into contact with have been kind and professional. Many thanks for having an excellent state-of-the-art facility and such fine human beings as staff members.

Stephanie Neumann, Patient

A view of the state-of-the-art equipment used to treat kidney and ureteral stones in the USCC.

2777 Mile High Stadium CircleDenver, CO 80211

303.825.TUCC (8822)877.825.8898 TOLL-FREE

www.tucc.com

Surgical Treatment of Kidney and Ureteral Stones at The Urology Center of Colorado

There are a few issues we advise you to consider when determining where to send acute kidney/ureteral stone patients.

The Urology Center of Colorado:

l Patient with known or suspected kidney/ ureteral stone pain.

l Patient can arrive at TUCC between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

m Patients must arrive by 2:00 p.m. if you believe surgery is needed that day.

m For patients whose surgery can wait a day, we can certainly see them late in the afternoon and schedule surgery for the following day.

l For patients requiring same day surgical intervention, they must be NPO for eight hours prior to surgery, so please advise these patients not to eat or drink prior to coming to TUCC.

Emergency Room:

l Patient has a fever. Fever with an obstructing ureteral stone is a life-threatening situation and should always be evaluated/managed in the emergency department.

l Patient who needs same day surgical intervention and who has significant cardiac and/or pulmonary co-morbidities and would not be appropriate for outpatient surgery/ general anesthesia.

A TUCC physician will update you on your patients’ progress throughout their treatment process at our center. Follow up notes will also be sent to your office.

TUCC’s in-house laboratory, imaging and pathology departments ensure an accurate and prompt evaluation for your patients. In addition, USCC is fully accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare, Inc. Our surgical center is one of only 11 ambulatory surgery centers in Colorado to be accredited in the field of urology.

Please note that at TUCC, we can also treat your non-acute kidney and ureteral stone patients.

To learn more, visit www.tucc.com or call our referring physician line at 303.762.7171.

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