Port Huron Hospital
’s Lap Band Center of Michigan has been designated as an American Society for
Bariatric Surgery (ASBS)
Center of
Excellence . The ASBS
Center of Excellence designation recognizes surgical programs with a
demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes in bariatric surgery.
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.
Laparascopic adjustable gastric banding weight loss
surgery has been performed at
Port Huron Hospital
since March, 2002. The Lap Band Center of Michigan, located on the third floor
in the hospital's Wismer Center, was the first comprehensive weight loss surgery
center dedicated exclusively to lap band surgery in the State of Michigan.
Zubin Bhesania ,
MD , and Anthony W. Boutt, MD,
independent surgeons on the hospital’s medical staff, are among the most
experienced lap band surgeons in the country. Between them, they have performed
more than 1,300 lap band weight loss surgeries. Dr. Bhesania is a proctor for
Inamed, the creator of the adjustable gastric lap band. As a proctor, he trains
other surgeons across the country how to do lap band procedures.
To earn a
Center of
Excellence designation,
Port Huron
Hospital underwent a series
of site inspections during which all aspects of the program’s surgical processes
were closely examined and data on health outcomes was collected. The hospital's
Lap Band Center of Michigan and other centers receiving the Bariatric Surgery
Center of Excellence designation agree to continue to share information on
clinical pathways, protocols and outcomes data.
Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), an organization
dedicated to pursuing surgical excellence, formulates and establishes the
rigorous standards with which [Doctor/Center] and other Centers of Excellence
must comply, thoroughly inspects and evaluates each candidate for designation,
and upon review recommends approval of designation for those physicians and
facilities whose practices and outcomes meet the stringent demands set forth by
SRC for ASBS.
Obesity has become a significant national health issue,
with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting that 64
percent of all
U.S. adults are
overweight or obese. Morbid obesity is closely correlated with a number of
serious conditions that severely undermine the health of overweight patients,
including heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.
Bariatric surgery, when performed correctly, can help
obese patients manage these conditions. 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.
As a pioneering organization, designating Centers of
Excellence based on top quality care and efficacious outcomes, the American
Society for Bariatric Surgery, with the help of SRC, is working to align the
common interests of patients, surgeons, hospitals and insurers, all of whom
suffer when complications develop after surgical care.
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
http://www.asbs.org.
About Surgical Review Corporation
Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) is an independent not-for-profit organization
dedicated to surgical excellence. SRC’s 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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