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Surgery

Surgery is a branch of medicine that involves treating diseases or injuries by adjusting or removing organs, tissues or bones. Surgery includes both necessary procedures, like cardiac surgery, or elective procedures, such as joint replacement.

Surgeons in Panama City, Florida

From preoperative care to recovery, we provide skilled care for our patients throughout the surgical process.

At HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital, we give patients in Bay County access to advanced surgical techniques. Our surgeons perform various procedures, including traditional open surgery and minimally invasive procedures. If you need surgery, your surgeon and physician will work with you to evaluate a treatment plan to return you to your normal activities as soon as possible. With the surgical technology available at our facility, you can recover faster and with less postoperative pain.

Related specialties

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Our surgical treatments and services

Our hospital offers a multidisciplinary surgical services program.

Our surgical specialties

We provide access to surgeons in a wide range of specialties, including:

  • Ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery
  • Gastrointestinal surgery
  • General surgery
  • Gynecologic surgery
  • Neurological surgery
  • Oral and maxillofacial surgery
  • Pediatric surgery
  • Plastic surgery
  • Thoracic surgery
  • Urologic surgery
  • Vascular surgery

Orthopedic surgery

We offer outpatient and inpatient orthopedic surgery. Procedures we perform include:

  • Foot and ankle surgery
  • Hand and wrist surgery
  • Ligament and tendon repair
  • Spine surgery
  • Sports injury repair
  • Total joint replacement

Our orthopedic care starts with preoperative education and continues after surgery. Through postoperative physical therapy and rehabilitation, we help our patients heal as quickly as possible.

Minimally invasive surgery

Whenever the procedure and patient's condition allow, our surgeons use minimally invasive techniques, such as laparoscopy and robot-assisted surgery. Compared to traditional open surgery, minimally invasive procedures offer many benefits, including a faster recovery due to smaller incisions.

Outpatient surgery

Outpatient surgery provides a convenient way for patients who need minor, diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to be admitted, treated and released the same day. Meanwhile, patients have peace of mind knowing the resources of a fully equipped acute-care hospital are readily available.

Registration for outpatient procedures is conveniently located in a separate area within the hospital through a dedicated entrance.

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Looking for another location?

We also offer quality care at these other locations in our extended network.

Our Surgery Locations

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Gulf Coast Hospital
449 W 23rd St
Panama City, FL 32405
(850) 769 - 8341

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Gulf Coast Hospital
449 W 23rd St
Panama City, FL 32405
(850) 769 - 8341
Twin Cities Hospital
2190 Highway 85 N
Niceville, FL 32578
(850) 678 - 4131

55.0 miles

Fort Walton-Destin Hospital
1000 Mar Walt Dr
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
(850) 862 - 1111

60.6 miles