Why Choose Us
Weight loss is a journey and we're here to help you every step of the way. Many of our patients experience more than just long-term weight reduction - they experience notable improvement in their health. Through methods including dietary counseling, behavior modification, exercise, support groups and bariatric surgery, we do more than help reduce weight. We change lives.
Not sure if weight loss surgery is right for you? We also have a Medically Managed Weight Loss program.
Northwest Healthcare has a comprehensive weight loss team, helping patients achieve their weight loss goals through one of our customized programs, including:
- Registered dietitian services
- Medically managed weight loss
- Weight loss surgery
Depending on your health history, our comprehensive weight loss team will help decide which path is right for you. Our bariatric program is the longest standing clinic in Arizona and is accredited by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) for the bariatric program, meaning we have undergone an extensive review to prove we can maintain certain physical resources, human resources and standards of practice for our surgical weight loss program. This designation is also required for Medicare coverage of bariatric surgery.
Our surgical weight loss program offers a variety of medical and surgical options to help each patient find the solution that works best for them. Our board-certified surgeons have performed more than 3,000 minimally invasive weight loss surgeries. Dr. Chiasson and Dr. Burpee are both general surgeons with fellowship training in advanced laparoscopic surgery. They have extensive experience in four surgical weight loss options- gastric bypass, vertical sleeve gastrectomy, duodenal switch, and intragastric balloon procedure, and our registered dietitians help countless patients through nutrition and exercise plans to ensure success with the various weight loss options in our bariatric program. Discover what path is right for your weight loss journey.
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accredited Center
Northwest Health's bariatric program is designated as an Accredited Center by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), a joint program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). Our program achieved initial accreditation in 2009 and goes through extensive review every three years to prove we can maintain certain physical resources, human resources and standards of practice for our surgical weight loss program. This designation is also required for Medicare coverage of bariatric surgery.
MBSAQIP works to advance safe, high-quality care for bariatric surgical patients through the accreditation of bariatric surgical centers. A bariatric surgical center achieves accreditation following a rigorous review process during which it proves that it can maintain certain physical resources, human resources, and standards of practice. All accredited centers report their outcomes to the MBSAQIP database. In 2018, Northwest Medical Center - Springdale became the first hospital in the state of Arkansas to earn MBSAQIP accreditation for adolescent weight loss surgery.
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