HOBART – St. Mary Medical Center’s Healthy 4 Life bariatric surgery program has earned accreditation as a Level 1 facility by the Bariatric Surgery Center Network (BSCN) Accreditation Program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
The designation means Healthy 4 Life at St. Mary Medical Center has met the essential criteria and has committed resources to provide complete bariatric surgical care and that its institutional performance meets the requirements outlined by the ACS BSCN Accreditation Program.
As an Accredited Level 1 Center, St. Mary Medical Center has demonstrated the capacity and resources to provide high-volume, bariatric surgical care, and can manage the most challenging and complex patients. Accredited Level 1 hospitals, such as St. Mary Medical Center, have worked with patients at all levels of obesity, and set standards of care for weight-loss operations, co-morbid conditions, and re-operations.
“I am proud of the designation which establishes us as a center of excellence and is a recognition of the hard work and commitment our team has made to provide quality, compassionate care to our patients and to better serve our community,” said Janice Ryba, CEO, St. Mary Medical Center. “Our Center of Excellence designation, one of the few in the area, represents the strong commitment our hospital has made to providing great care to our bariatric patients.”
