Guide to Bariatric Hospital

2006, over 140,000 people in the United States alone will elect to lose weight by bariatric surgery. Although there are many things you can do to prevent bariatric surgery complications and to ensure bariatric nutrition after your operation, choosing the right bariatric hospital is crucial.

Not all doctors who present themselves as bariatric hospital managers are experts in helping patients achieve newfound health as they lose weight. Simply having your MD and a business card identifying yourself as a bariatric services provider does not confer the expertise to perform the surgery without complications.

Unfortunately, do-it-yourself bariatric hospitals are becoming more and more common around the country as hospitals hire surgeons to set up obesity clinics. A bariatric surgery program is an attractive choice to hospital administrators because it generates demand for other services, including follow-up visits, nutritional counseling, X-rays, and, in the case of unqualified surgeons, additional surgeries.

“There are a lot of economic incentives built in,” says Paul Ernsberger, associate professor of nutrition at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland in an October 2004 edition of Business Week. “A lot of hospitals would probably be out of business, if not for bariatric surgery.”

A lot of severely obese people believe that surgery is the only option open to them, and this usually isn’t the case.

Moreover, even the best bariatric hospital only makes dieting essential. Bariatric hospitals don’t make dieting easier. Even with a reduced stomach, a patient can gain all of the weight back if they eat poorly and don’t exercise – and this happens in about 1 in 20 cases.

And bariatric surgery is almost never the right option for a teen or pre-teen child.

So how do you choose the right bariatric hospital?

First, look for experience. Both your surgeon and your hospital (it’s always best to have any bariatric surgery in a hospital equipped to deal with complications) should have treated at least 100 patients in the last two years.

Secondly, beware of any bariatric hospital where you are told you are a candidate for surgery before a thorough examination. You have to be in physical condition good enough for the surgery. If your bariatric hospital tells you that you have no other alternatives that for your insurance company to pay their $30,000 or greater fee, ask how the doctor knows this.

Finally, don’t consent to any bariatric hospital that does not make a commitment to provide you up to two years of care.

When you have the operation, you’re only beginning to lose weight.

You will need to diet for the rest of your life. And you will need nutritional monitoring for the rest of your life.

Your bariatric hospital support team may include:
• Anesthesiologists
• Compassionate psychosocial support professionals
• Physical therapists
• Registered dietician
• Respiratory therapists
• Specialized surgeons
• Specially trained and educated nurses
• Wellness and activity professionals

Bariatric surgery is a life-changing procedure that requires a life-long commitment. Choose the program that offers a life-long commitment to your good health.

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