Southcoast Health’s Center for Weight Loss at Charlton earns national accreditation

摘要

FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSSETS — Southcoast Health announced last week that the Center for Weight Loss at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River has been accredited as a Comprehensive Bariatric Center under the Metabolic and Bar- iatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), a joint program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). Southcoast Health's Center for Weight Loss at Tobey Hospital in Wareham is also accredited by the MBSAQIP. The MBSAQIP standards ensure that bariatric surgical patients receive a multidisciplinary program, not just a surgical procedure, which improves patient outcomes and long-term success. The accredited center offers preop- erative and postoperative care designed specifically for their severely obese patients.