Ridgeview Medical Center's highly qualified surgical, anesthesia and recovery staff offer the latest in surgical technology. 

Each year, more than 7,500 inpatient and outpatient procedures are performed using state-of-the-art technology at Ridgeview's surgery centers in Waconia and Chaska.

For surgical procedures that do not require an overnight stay, our Outpatient Surgery Center offers a wide array of services in a healing environment. Patients are secure in knowing that the full services of the hospital are there if the need arises. We also offer same-day surgery off-site at Ridgeview Chaska Medical Plaza, located at 3000 Hundertmark Road, in Chaska.

The medical staff includes physician specialists in the following areas: 

• General Surgery
• Gynecological Surgery (women's health and reproductive organs)
• Hand Surgery
• Laser Surgery 
• Ophthalmology (anatomy, function and diseases of the eye)
• Orthopaedic Surgery (bones and their associated muscles and joints) 
• Otolaryngology (Ear, nose and throat)
• Plastic Surgery (skin grafts and surgical repair of skin tissue defects)
• Thoracic Surgery (heart and lungs)
• Urology (urinary tract, urinal and genital systems) 
• Vascular Surgery (arteries and veins)