Bariatrics
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Our program offers a multidisciplinary team dedicated to assisting you in achieving and maintaining your health and weight loss goals. Our team includes your Bariatric surgeon, registered nurse coordinator, nurse practitioner, insurance/referral coordinator, registered dietitians, and counseling support.
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About Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
The program is led by Medical Director, Dr. Wanda Good – a fellowship-trained general surgeon, specializing in a Robotic-assisted approach to Metabolic and Bariatric surgery. Lourdes offers several types of metabolic and bariatric surgery, including Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric banding (Lap-Band®) and possible surgical revisions of previous bariatric surgery. These procedures are performed using a minimally invasive Robotic-assisted laparoscopic approach, in which operations in the abdomen are performed via small incisions with advanced technology. This provides the surgeon 3D vision and instrumentation designed to simulate the range of motion of a human wrist.
Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award™
Lourdes Health was recently recognized as a 2023 Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award™ recipient by Healthgrades, the leading marketplace connecting doctors and patients. Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Awards recognize the top 10% of hospitals across the country in 17 specialty care areas. This achievement reflects Lourdes Health’s outstanding clinical outcomes for Bariatric Surgery and distinguishes Lourdes Health as one of the nation’s leading hospitals for Bariatric Surgery. Read more here.
Advantages of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Utilizing the most advanced technology, Dr. Wanda Good is on the forefront of medicine.
Advantages include:
- Less pain, leading to decreased use of pain medication
- Smaller incisions, resulting in less postoperative scarring and fewer wound infections
- Reduced bleeding, reducing the chance of receiving a blood transfusion
- Shorter hospital stay, leading to a faster recovery and quicker return to activities of daily living
Surgical weight loss is a safe and effective alternative when other methods are not successful, it is NOT a quick fix. Success depends on your commitment to lifelong diet modifications and an active lifestyle. We offer FREE monthly informational seminars and support group meetings for patients pre and postoperatively.
Obesity is a serious threat to your health. Please call 509.416.8895 to schedule a bariatric consultation.
We look forward to being a part of your journey to a happier and healthier you!