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 Methodist has won the Consumer Choice Award for the eighth time - one of only three hospitals in Texas to have that distinction. |
Center of Excellence The Center of Excellence designation was awarded after a highly rigorous process, which included a series of site inspections during which all aspects of the program’s surgical processes were closely examined and data on patient health outcomes was collected. By definition, surgeons with ASBS Center of Excellence designations practice only top-quality care, ensuring efficacy of the procedure with each patient to the best of their abilities. This Center of Excellence designation, which is currently one of five designations in the state of Texas, was granted to Dr. Terive Duperier, Dr. John Pilcher, Dr. Dana Reiss, Dr. Mickey Seger and Dr. Lloyd Stegemann, partners of New Dimensions Weight Loss Surgery, and Methodist Healthcare. According to a study released in July 2005 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the number of U.S. bariatric surgeries more than quadrupled between 1998 and 2002 – from 13,386 to 71,733. Faced with clinical evidence that the most experienced and best-run bariatric surgery programs have by far the lowest rates of complications, the ASBS Centers of Excellence program was created to recognize bariatric surgery centers that perform well and to help surgeons and hospitals continue to improve the quality and safety of care provided. For more information on the Center of Excellence designation, please visit www.surgicalreview.org/centers.html. Michael E. Duffy, FACHE, CEO, Methodist Hospitals in the Medical Center, congratulated the physicians and hospital staff of Methodist Hospital and Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital for receiving this honor, saying “This is recognition of the excellent caliber of care that we provide bariatric patients from their initial consultation and evaluation, through surgery and inpatient care, discharge and long-term follow-up. The teamwork, knowledge and skills of our physicians, nurses and ancillary staff provide for the unique comfort, dignity and care issues that bariatric patients present. All of us at Methodist Healthcare can be proud of our bariatric care team." “It’s an incredible honor for us to be recognized with Methodist Healthcare as one of the elite bariatric surgery centers in the United States,” said Dr. John Pilcher, president of New Dimensions Weight Loss Surgery. “As bariatric surgeons, we are very aware of the unique opportunity we have to help change the lives of our patients. We have invested heavily in people and processes in order to develop what we believe is the finest bariatric practice in South Texas in order to best serve our patients. It’s a testament to our entire team that we’ve been recognized by the ASBS for our commitment to our patients.” About American Society for Bariatric Surgery: The American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS) is the largest society for this specialty in the world. Founded in 1983, foremost American surgeons have formed the society’s leadership and have established an excellent organization with educational and support programs for surgeons and allied health professionals. The purpose of the society is to advance the art and science of bariatric surgery by continued encouragement of its members to: pursue investigations in both the clinic and the laboratory; interchange ideas, information and experience pertaining to bariatric surgery; promote guidelines for ethical patient selection and care; develop educational programs for physicians, paramedical persons, and lay people; and promote outcome studies and quality assurance. For more information about ASBS, please visit www.asbs.org.
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