{"id":56142,"date":"2016-02-03T13:30:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T19:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=56142"},"modified":"2016-02-03T13:30:30","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T19:30:30","slug":"national-accreditation-adds-prominence-to-ummc-bariatric-surgery-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/national-accreditation-adds-prominence-to-ummc-bariatric-surgery-program\/","title":{"rendered":"National Accreditation Adds Prominence to UMMC Bariatric Surgery Program"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Kenneth Vick, associate professor of surgery and a key player in the growth of UMMC\u2019s bariatric surgery program, chats with patient Chanci Stewart of Ridgeland, who lost 140 pounds after undergoing bariatric surgery at UMMC.<\/p><\/div>\n

JACKSON, Miss. — The University of Mississippi Medical Center\u2019s<\/a> bariatric surgery program has been accredited by the American College of Surgeons.<\/p>\n

The national accolade comes from the College\u2019s Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. UMMC received notification of the accreditation this month, signifying that its program meets essential criteria for staffing, training and facility infrastructure and protocols for care, ensuring its ability to support patients with severe obesity.<\/p>\n

The accreditation \u201calso signifies our commitment to reporting our outcomes from surgery, and to ensure that those outcomes meet, or are better than, national averages,\u201d said Dr. Kenneth Vick, associate professor of surgery and a key player in the growth of UMMC\u2019s bariatric surgery program.<\/p>\n

\u201cExamples of data that we are required to report include reoperation rates, infection rates, death rates, and hospital readmissions after bariatric surgery,\u201d Vick said. \u201cThese outcomes must continue to be met and will be reviewed on cycle to ensure continued accreditation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bariatric surgery offers the morbidly obese the option of weight loss that\u2019s more rapid than with conventional diets, and it can save the lives of patients who suffer from obesity-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. Life expectancy and the quality of life are dramatically improved, and other related conditions such as acid reflux and sleep apnea can disappear totally.<\/p>\n

Those patients include Chanci Stewart of Ridgeland, who feared she\u2019d be dead within five years because of the health issues she suffered at 290 pounds.<\/p>\n

Nine months after Vick performed her surgery, Stewart is 140 pounds lighter and feels great after undergoing a vertical-sleeve gastrectomy, also known as a gastric sleeve, in March 2015 at UMMC. She\u2019s exercising regularly and eating a healthy diet, two lifestyle habits emphasized by the Medical Center\u2019s bariatric surgery program.<\/p>\n

\u201cI get to see my kids grow up,\u201d the mom of four said.<\/p>\n

The Medical Center\u2019s bariatric surgery program, a collaboration with the UMMC-based Mississippi Center for Obesity Research, in 2015 completed 60 surgeries, including 55 vertical-sleeve gastrectomies, three adjustable gastric bands, and two gastric bypasses. \u201cWe hope that receiving this accreditation will expand our role in the state as a leader in health care,\u201d Vick said.<\/p>\n

Centers receiving accreditation must ensure that their bariatric surgical patients receive a multidisciplinary program, not just a surgical procedure, which improves patient outcomes and long-term success. Accredited centers offers preoperative and postoperative care designed specifically for their severely obese patients.<\/p>\n

The new accreditation, Vick said, \u201calso expands access to bariatric surgery for our patients, as many insurance organizations require this designation for coverage of services.<\/p>\n

\u201cPatients can expect safe, compassionate, efficient care when they choose our program, and know that UMMC has all of the resources and personnel to deliver the best possible care for obese patients 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For information on UMMC\u2019s bariatric surgery and weight management programs, go to\u00a0https:\/\/www.ummchealth.com\/weight\/<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0https:\/\/www.umc.edu\/education\/schools\/medicine\/clinical_science\/surgery\/clinical_services(surgery)\/bariatric_surgery.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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