Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence

In September 2009, LifeWeigh Bariatrics, in conjunction with Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, was been named a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).  The ASMBS Center of Excellence designation recognizes surgical programs with a demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes in obesity surgery.

To earn a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence designation, Good Samaritan Hospital underwent a series of site inspections during which all aspects of the program’s surgical processes were closely examined and data on health outcomes was collected. Good Samaritan Hospital and other centers receiving the Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence designation agree to continue to share information on clinical pathways, protocols and outcomes data.

According to a report released in 2007 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the number of bariatric surgeries has grown from 16,000 procedures performed in 1992 to 170,000 performed in 2005. Faced with clinical evidence that the most experienced bariatric surgery programs have the lowest rates of complications, the ASMBS Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence program was created to recognize bariatric surgery centers that perform well and to
help continue to improve the quality and safety of care provided. 

For more information about weight loss surgery through LifeWeigh Bariatrics, please call us at (630) 261-9393 or refer to our "New Patients" tab by clicking HERE.