WakeMed Cary Hospital was recently recognized as one of the best hospitals in the nation for bariatric surgery.
Money Magazine’s editorial team analyzed 125,000 data metrics to determine the top 75 bariatric surgery centers in the country. WakeMed Cary Hospital came in at #6 in the U.S. and #1 in N.C. These top hospitals represent excellence, offering safe, effective weight-loss procedures led by skilled bariatric surgeons and specialists.
WakeMed Cary Hospital is accredited as a Comprehensive Center for bariatric surgery by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), in partnership with the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). The hospital has also earned the Cigna Center of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery and is a Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery (BCBSNC).
WakeMed offers bariatric surgery options performed by exceptional, experienced surgeons who care about the long-term success of their patients. Whether a gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, duodenal switch or a revisional procedure, WakeMed provides the most advanced surgical procedures, a comprehensive weight loss program and highly skilled clinical and support team to help patients reach their goals.
Money partnered with Denniston Data and Definitive Healthcare in creating a methodological approach that favors facilities that have received strong quality care and patient ratings from the federal Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services as well as accreditation in metabolic and bariatric care from the American College of Surgeons. View more information on the methodology.
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