What Would It Really Be Like to Lose 100 Pounds?
100 pounds. That’s the weight of 10 bowling balls. Can you imagine taking that much weight off? And keeping it off for good? Would you be healthier? More active? Would you live longer? Do you think you’d be happier?
If you’re severely overweight, that kind of weight loss may be difficult to imagine, but it is possible. At the St. Eliabeth Healthcare Weight Management Center at St. Elizabeth Florence, we know. We’ve already watched that dream become reality for more than 1000 patients who’ve not only lost substantial amounts of weight, but also dramatically improved or even resolved serious chronic health conditions like diabetes, hypertension and sleep apnea. We want to help you, or your loved one, too.
At the St. Eliabeth Healthcare Weight Management Center you can rest assured that you’re getting the very best help available. In fact, we are certified as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. This is a designation awarded only to bariatric surgery centers with the best patient results.
The St. Eliabeth Healthcare Weight Management Center specializes in the laparoscopic approach to weight-loss surgery. With this minimally invasive method, only small incisions are needed to perform your weight-loss surgery. This is important to know because laparoscopic surgery offers huge benefits over traditional open-surgery methods, including:
- Less pain
- Shorter hospitalizations
- Better wound-healing
- Less scarring
- Dramatically fewer wound complications
Getting Better Together at St. Elizabeth
The St. Eliabeth Healthcare Weight Management Center is located at St. Elizabeth Florence, one of the most advanced full-service hospitals in Greater Cincinnati. That means our patients are treated in state-of-the-art surgical suites and receive the best inpatient care from staff members who are specially trained in the care of bariatric patients.
Plus, all your care needs - from diabetes treatment to physical therapy - can be met in this same facility. We’ll even coordinate these important aspects of your care with your surgical weight-loss treatment.
At St. Eliabeth Healthcare Weight Management Center, we know that weight loss success goes beyond just surgery. It takes a combination of surgical, behavioral and lifestyle modifications to really achieve long-term weight loss. That’s why our multidisciplinary team focuses on your individual needs. In fact, we consider our relationships with patients to be lifelong ventures, and our team of surgeons, behavioral health experts, registered dietitians, fitness professionals and support staff all work to provide the ongoing emotional support and education you need to be successful and healthy. And we also work hard to connect patients with others going through the same experience through support groups and counseling.
Like the whole St. Elizabeth Healthcare organization, we, at the St. Eliabeth Healthcare Weight Management Center believe strongly in the power of connection. We understand that we’re all better together. And we know that together you can achieve a happier, healthier life.
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Info Sessions: Register at (859) 212-4625 (GOAL) for free sessions the first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m.