Operating Room
Madison County Memorial Hospital’s Operating Room provides a variety of elective surgery procedures prescribed by your medical provider. The Operating Room Suite consists of a large operating room, four private treatment/recovery rooms, and a procedure room. The mission of the Surgical Suite is to enhance quality of life by continuously improving the health of the people in our community by correcting and improving disease management via surgery.
Madison County Memorial Hospital’s Surgical Suite was launched in 2020 with a brand new Operating Room and surgical team. We have Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, licensed nurses, and surgical techs ready to serve you. We will gradually add rotating specialists.
Meet the Doctor
Dr. Jeffrey Crooms, M.D. is Board Certified in General Surgery and earned his medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Crooms has served as a private practice general surgeon, staff surgeon, Director of Trauma, and Chief of Staff at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare and Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at Florida State University. Dr. Crooms military experience includes Lieutenant Commander, Medical Officer, and General Surgeon. Dr. Crooms will provide general surgery and endoscopy services at Madison County Memorial Hospital.
“We are extremely fortunate to recruit a surgeon with impeccable credentials and leadership in general surgery. He will play an integral role in the success and sustainability of our hospital,” says Tammy Stevens, CEO. “Most importantly, he will provide a much-needed increase in access to specialist services in the community.”
Dr. Jeffrey Crooms, M.D.
General Surgeon
Click here to download our OR Endoscopy Referral Form:
Surgical Services
Elective Surgical Procedures
Endoscopy Procedures
- Abscesses/Hematomas
- Breast Biopsy
- Central Lines
- Chest Tube Placement
- Circumcision (ages 3 months and up)
- Gallbladder Removal*
- Gastrostomy Feeding Tube Insertion
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Hernia Repair*
- Implanted Venous Access Devices
- Incision & Drainage
- Paracentesis
- Skin Cancers
- Thoracentesis
- Tubal Ligation
- Vasectomy
- Colonoscopy
- Polyp removal, biopsies, follow-up referral
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Upper Endoscopy (EGD)
*Laparoscopic at the surgeon’s discretion.
Due to patient and staff safety and patient privacy, family members will be asked to wait for the patient in a designated area.
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Ali Barrs, BSN, RN OR Nurse Manager -
Dr. Jeffrey Crooms, M.D. General Surgeon
