After-surgery nursing · Tucson
After-Surgery Nursing Care at Home in Tucson
Navi’s founder spent more than a decade as a nurse at Barrow Neurological Institute and Mayo Clinic. Her nurses bring that training to your first week home.
A registered nurse at home after surgery: for a visit, overnight, or round the clock in 12-hour shifts.
Trusted by families across Arizona since 2021
Alongside your surgeon
Your surgeon plans the recovery.
Your nurse carries it out at home.
Your surgical team
- Performs the surgery at Banner – University, Tucson Medical Center or Northwest Medical Center.
- Writes the discharge orders and the medication plan.
- Stays your doctor through the recovery.
Your Navi Nurse
- Follows your surgeon’s orders at home.
- Notices what changes overnight, and reaches out if anything needs attention.
- Keeps your surgeon informed, with your permission.
Have home health visits through insurance?
Navi adds the hours and the skill between them. Navi is independent and not affiliated with any hospital.
Visits and cost
Choose the care the first week needs.
A visit
A registered nurse comes for the checks the day needs: the incision, the medications, moving safely.
Overnight
A nurse stays through the night, so the first night home is not spent guessing.
Round the clock
Nurses in 12-hour shifts, with a handover at each change.
Private pay, so insurance visit caps never limit your care.
Care can often begin within 24 hours of your first consultation.
How to book with us
From your first call to care at home.
Connect with our team
Call or request care online, and tell us what is happening at home.
Co-create your care plan
Every care plan begins with your story first, then the clinical plan.
Match with a Navi Nurse
Navi matches you with the registered nurse who will lead your care.
Receive expert care at home
Hospital-level skill, in the sanctuary of your own home.
Free Care Consultation →From hospital or rehab to home in Tucson
From Oro Valley to Rita Ranch,
every route ends at home.
North Tucson and Oro Valley
Coming home from
- Northwest Medical CenterOn La Cholla Boulevard
Home in
- Catalina Foothills85718
- Oro Valley85737, 85755
Central Tucson
Coming home from
- Banner – University Medical Center TucsonThe University of Arizona’s teaching hospital
- Tucson Medical CenterOn Grant Road in midtown
Home in
- Sam Hughes85716, 85719
- El Presidio85701
- Colonia Solana85716
East Tucson
Home in
- Tanque Verde85749
- Rita Ranch85747
Navi is independent and not affiliated with any hospital. Not sure your address is covered? Call (480) 906-1863.
Families, in their own words
“They saved us,
they will make a difference in your life.”
Karen, Navi family
Meet the nurses who lead Navi
Chelsea Schell, RN
Nurse Manager
More than eight years in ICU, telemetry, pre-op and PACU, the recovery unit where people wake up from surgery. Chelsea supports Navi's clinical teams and guides safe nursing practice in the home.
FAQs
It depends on the surgery and the recovery. Some families book one visit or a single overnight; others keep a nurse through the first weeks. Your plan follows your surgeon’s orders and changes as you recover.
Yes. With your permission, your nurse keeps your care team updated and reaches out if anything needs attention.
Yes. Navi’s nurses can care for people coming home from hospitals across Tucson, including Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, Tucson Medical Center and Northwest Medical Center. Navi is independent and not affiliated with any hospital.
Families across Tucson, including Sam Hughes (85716, 85719), El Presidio (85701), Colonia Solana (85716), the Catalina Foothills (85718), Oro Valley (85737, 85755), Tanque Verde (85749) and Rita Ranch (85747). Not sure about your address? Call (480) 906-1863.
No. You can call Navi directly. Your nurse follows your physician’s orders for medications and treatments.
Talk with a Navi Nurse
about the first week home.
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