Dignity Health Surgical Specialty Center - Bariatric Surgery

Obesity-related health conditions like:

• Type II diabetes
• High blood pressure
• Elevated cholesterol
• Arthritis
• Depression
• Cardiac disease
• Cancer

• Gastric Bypass
• Sleeve Gastrectomy
• Conversion

Criteria for Surgery

You may be a candidate for weight loss surgery if: 

• You are more than 100 pounds over your ideal weight or you have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 40 or greater, or a BMI of 35-39.9, along with two or more medical conditions such as diabetes and/or hypertension which would improve significantly with weight loss.
  • Surgery may be considered with a BMI as low as 35 if your doctor determines that there's a medical need for weight reduction and surgery appears to be the only way to accomplish the targeted weight loss.
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure of the degree of your excess weight, based on weight and height. BMI is calculated by dividing body weight in pounds by height in inches squared and multiplying that amount by 704.5. This provides a metric calculation for BMI. Calculate Your BMI 
• You have tried and been unable to lose weight through diet and exercise
• You are prepared to make a lifelong commitment to dietary, exercise and behavioral changes necessary for long-term success
• You have no mental or behavioral disorders that may interfere with long-term weight loss success

Pacific Central Coast Health Centers contracts with most health insurance plans, including Medi-Cal, and provides health care services that fit your health plan benefits. If you have questions about the health insurance plans we accept, contact the office where you would like to be seen and our staff would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

• Aetna
• Blue Cross
  
• Blue Shield
• CenCal
• Cigna
• Coventry – First Health
• Health Net
  
• Healthsmart – Interplan
• Medi-Cal
  
• Medicare
• Multiplan – Beech Street
• Networks by Design
• Tricare
• TriWest
• United Healthcare
  
• Western Growers
  

Why Choose Marian
 

Marian Regional Weight Loss Surgery

It’s important to know you are in the most qualified, skilled hands when considering any type of major surgery. 
 
Our center is accredited 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).

MBSAQIP accreditation means:

• You will receive compassionate care by physicians who meet bariatric surgery criteria set by both The American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 
• The center has an established and verified commitment to patient safety
• The center is held to the highest bariatric surgical standards and have quality improvement initiatives in place 
• The center participates in regular evaluations of surgical programs, ensuring we are meeting safety requirements, consistently improving processes, applying multidisciplinary approaches, and implementing standards of care defined by MBSAQIP 

Marian Regional Medical Center is a Comprehensive Center with Adolescent Accreditation under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). We can perform all approved bariatric procedure types on patients of all ages. 

This accreditation is separate and distinct from the adult accreditation and is awarded to Comprehensive Centers that meet the MBSAQIP Core Standards as well as those standards designated for adolescent accreditation.

Marian Regional Medical Center has also been designated as a BlueDistinction Center by Blue Shield of California.

Distinctions like these recognize our comprehensive and personalized approach to treating our patients and providing tools for lifelong success, including:

• Pre-surgery Education Seminars
• Physician Consultations
• Nutrition Counseling
• Exercise Planning
• Support Groups
• Post-surgery Follow-up