{"id":5248,"date":"2023-11-07T11:07:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T19:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?post_type=location&#038;p=5248"},"modified":"2026-01-28T14:09:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T22:09:50","slug":"samaritan-preoperative-clinic-albany","status":"publish","type":"location","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/find-a-location\/samaritan-preoperative-clinic-albany\/","title":{"rendered":"Samaritan Preoperative Clinic \u2014 Albany"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"block_fbc065942cd2783b98285fcae5a3449a\" class=\"shs-block block-section grid-container has-brown-background-color\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-samaritan-albany-general-hospital-preoperative-clinic\">Samaritan Preoperative Clinic \u2014 Albany<\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<nav id=\"block_ce8bba4996ca35976b454c7b41695189\" class=\"shs-block in-content-nav-links grid-container has-blue-midnight-background-color\">\n\t<button class=\"in-content-nav-title has-blue-midnight-background-color js-in-page-nav-toggle\">On This Page\t<svg id=\"icon_menu\" class=\"\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 22\">\n\t\t<defs><style>#icon_menu_hit_box{fill:transparent;}#bot{transform-origin: 10% 70%;}#top{transform-origin: 15% 30%;}.im1{fill:#7999B9;}<\/style><\/defs>\n\t\t<title>Related Content Menu<\/title>\n\t\t<rect id=\"top\" class=\"im1 will-ease\" y=\"2.5\" width=\"22\" height=\"3\"\/>\n\t\t<rect id=\"mid\" class=\"im1 hide-when-open\" y=\"9.5\" width=\"22\" height=\"3\"\/>\n\t\t<rect id=\"bot\" class=\"im1 will-ease\" y=\"16.5\" width=\"22\" height=\"3\"\/>\n\t\t<rect id=\"icon_menu_hit_box\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" \/>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#welcome\" target=\"_self\">Welcome<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#visitor_info\" target=\"_self\">Visitor Information<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#providers\" target=\"_self\">Providers<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_44ab117609a37ee4d4696f3fceaeb96b\" class=\"shs-block block-section grid-container has-blue-light-background-color\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"welcome\">Welcome to Samaritan Preoperative Clinic \u2014 Albany<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Samaritan Preoperative Clinic in Albany provides communication, education and care for patients prior to their upcoming surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the primary goal of optimizing patients for their procedures, the clinic will play a crucial role in ensuring an optimized and smooth surgical experience for each individual. This includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Obtaining past medical history.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Screening for common medical problems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coordinating with surgeons for comprehensive testing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Initiating additional treatments as needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patient and family education resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The preoperative clinic works closely with several departments, including primary care, pharmacy, sleep medicine, cardiology, geriatric medicine, cardiac and pulmonary rehab and nutrition to provide care plans, referrals and additional resources. This collaborative approach ensures comprehensive and coordinated care for patients throughout their surgical process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patients will be directly contacted based on health risk factors and the type of procedure they are scheduled for.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"visitor_info\" class=\"block-contact-map-wrap\">\n\t<div class=\"shs-block block-contact-map has-gold-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container contact-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-grid--info entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Visitor Information<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"address-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-item\"><span class=\"iconfont-location-pin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><p><strong>Samaritan Preoperative Clinic &#8211; Albany<\/strong><span> Department of Samaritan Albany General Hospital<\/span>631 Elm St SW Suite 202 &amp; 204<br \/>Albany, OR 97321-1952<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline\"><a class=\"wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/?daddr=631 Elm St SW Suite 202 &amp; 204 Albany, OR 97321-1952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Directions<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-item\"><span class=\"iconfont-visiting-hours\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><p><span>Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-item\"><span class=\"iconfont-phone\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><p><span>Phone: <a href=\"tel:541-812-4792\">541-812-4792<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-item\"><span class=\"iconfont-fax\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><p><span>Fax: 541-812-4795<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"map-container\" 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href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patients-visitors\/find-a-doctor\/borowiec-james-1346327681\/\">\n\t\t\tJames Borowiec, MD\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<p>\n\t\tAnesthesiology\t<\/p>\n\t<\/article>\n<article class=\"cta--provider shs-element-click\">\n\t\n<div class=\"provider-profile-image\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/hume-tracy-1598051666.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-lg size-square-lg wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/hume-tracy-1598051666.jpg 400w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/hume-tracy-1598051666-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/hume-tracy-1598051666-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/hume-tracy-1598051666-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patients-visitors\/find-a-doctor\/hume-tracy-1598051666\/\">\n\t\t\tTracy Hume, DO\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<p>\n\t\tInternal Medicine\t<\/p>\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shs-tabbed-content--panel\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"tabpanel-locations-2\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-locations-2\" hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>These providers see patients at this location occasionally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-grid--layout cols-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"cta--provider shs-element-click\">\n\t\n<div class=\"provider-profile-image\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/biegler-ashley-1902367527.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-lg size-square-lg wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/biegler-ashley-1902367527.jpg 400w, 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