The Bariatric Center at Georgetown Community Hospital offers a skilled bariatric facility designated as a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. This designation is awarded based on evaluation of the entire facility and staff, as well as our surgeons. To achieve this designation, hospitals must demonstrate excellent outcomes for their patients, as our hospital consistently does.
We have the most advanced laparoscopic equipment available in our state-of-the-art ICU/OR suites. Our new Bariatric Care Unit is designed to better accommodate our weight loss surgery patients. Both our Program Director/Nurse Practitioner and our Nurse Education Coordinator have had weight loss surgery themselves, and are able to offer a professional as well as a personal perspective to our patients.
Our team includes board-certified surgeons, a registered dietician, an education and support coordinator, surgical staff and many other professionals dedicated to educating our patients about their surgical options and the lifestyle changes needed to ensure success. This team follows each patient from intake through surgery and follow-up aftercare to provide the comprehensive support our patients have come to expect.
According to the ASMBS, patients have better surgical outcomes, decreased cost and decreased length of stay in small community hospitals versus larger teaching hospitals – a difference attributed to better continuity of care for the patients.
The surgical options available at Georgetown Community Hospital include the Roux-en-Y, Sleeve Gastrectomy and Adjustable Gastric Banding, all done laparoscopically, as well as the new ROSE restorative surgery, which is done endoscopically.
We recommend that you attend an informational seminar, as well as a support group meeting early on in the process. These are scheduled bi-weekly and monthly at various locations. We also schedule informational seminars periodically in other cities across Kentucky. Contact us at 888-868-0008 to sign up for a seminar, or obtain upcoming dates/schedules. For more information, visit our website: www.GeorgetownBariatrics.com.
We look forward to meeting you and assisting you in your weight loss surgery journey to a better and healthier life.
