The Department of Surgery is an important specialty unit of Welcare Hospital. The services rendered include 24 hours cover for the Accident and Emergency Department with facilities to perform major surgical procedures round the clock, including management of patients with peritonitis and polytrauma and laparoscopic procedures.

The department is also geared to perform a whole range of major elective general surgical procedures including gastrointestinal surgery, head and neck surgery, surgery of the limbs (eg. varicose veins), breast surgery and cancer surgery.

All operations are performed in four fully equipped modern operating theatres. The department also includes a Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) for the care of seriously ill patients.

Out-patient services are available daily and many minor procedures can be performed in the OPD or day care ward to shorten the patient's stay in the hospital. Among such procedures are banding and injection of haemorrhoids (piles) and excision of small swellings.

	24 hours Emergency coverage
	Out-patient treatment room performing minor procedures under local anaesthesia (haemorrhoids injection, varicose veins, injection of venous flares, excisions, etc)
	GI surgery
	Head & Neck surgery
	Limb diseases (TAO, peripheral vascular disease, varicose veins)
	Oncological surgery
	Laparascopic surgery
	Endoscopy (gastroscopy, colonoscopy).
	24 hour Operation Theatre
	Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU)