INDIANAPOLIS – Franciscan St. Francis
Health-Indianapolis has achieved renewal as a Center of Excellence® (COE) by
the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).
As part of
the ASMBS, facilities are required to maintain standards set by the Metabolic
Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), the
unified program between the American College of Surgeons and the ASMBS.
Recertification occurs every three years.
This review
process confirms that all Center of Excellence programs, new and existing,
continue to meet the evidence-based quality thresholds determined by expert
physicians and medical organizations. It also provides an opportunity to
improve the overall quality of care by requiring all Centers to meet criteria
that keep pace with ongoing advances in clinical practice.
In
the United States, more than 15 million people suffer from severe obesity, and
the numbers continue to rise. Obesity increases the risks of morbidity and
mortality because of the diseases and conditions that are commonly associated
with it, including type II diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
Weight-loss surgery currently is one successful way to provide lasting relief
from severe obesity.
Founded
in 2002, the Franciscan St. Francis Weight
Loss Center
has helped thousands of
Hoosiers through its medically supervised weight loss program and its bariatric
surgery program.
The center,
which was first accredited as a bariatric center of excellence in 2007, includes
five physicians, registered dietitians, a nurse practitioner and a staff
psychologist.
For more
information on weight loss services through Franciscan St. Francis Health and
Franciscan Physician Network, call 317-528-7525 or visit
embracealighterfuture.com.
