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May June 2007
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Hallmark Health is pleased to announce that Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford has been designated a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS). With this special designation, Lawrence Memorial Hospital joins an elite group of only four other hospitals in Massachusetts that have been classified as ASBS Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence.
“We are very pleased and honored to have this national designation,” said Christine Candio, Executive Vice President, Lawrence Memorial Hospital. “For many years, we have provided the highest quality of care to our bariatric patients. This Center of Excellence designation provides independent validation to our superb level of treatment provided by expert surgeons and clinicians which is why our program is so highly regarded throughout the state.”
After submitting an application for consideration and a stringent review process by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), it was determined that Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s bariatric program satisfactorily met the standards set forth to be designated as an ASBS Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence. In the United States, there are fewer than 250 hospitals designated as ASBS Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence.
For more information about Hallmark Health’s Weight Management Program, please call 1-800-540-9191 or visit our bariatric program page website
About the 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.
About the Surgical Review Corporation
Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) is an independent not-for-profit organization dedicated to surgical excellence. Surgical Review Corporations mission is to promote the delivery of surgical care with the highest levels of efficacy, efficiency, and safety possible. For more information about SRC or to download a Center of Excellence application, please visit www.surgicalreview.org
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