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S T. V I N C E N T C H A R I T Y Med ica l Cent er ha s been selected as the first hospital in the country to participate in the Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH) Employers Centers of Excellence Network (ECEN) for bariatric surgery. Through this contract, St. Vincent's will provide weight loss surgery for large national employers through a prospective bundled payment arrangement. The agreement took eŸect Jan. 1, 2016. The selection was made in September 2015, following a competitive nationwide center assessment and selection process. Under PBGH's ECEN, covered members of participat- ing employers will be eligible to receive bariatric surgery through a travel surgery program that includes their pre- and post-op services. "Our selection is validation of the quality outcomes of our bariatric program," says David F. Perse, MD, President and CEO of St. Vincent's. "Since 1997, St. Vincent's has performed more than 7,000 bariatric surgeries. Our success rate is high because our patients are well prepared for the surgery. This is a n oppor tunit y for us to help more patients a nd to improve the hea lth of a wider population." In choosing St. Vincent 's, PBGH noted the medica l center's clinica l expertise and qua lity, willingness to be a partner and collaborator, commitment to a ta ilored patient experience, and f lexibility and expediency in negotiating comprehensive bundled a rra ngements. Olivia Ross, A ssociate Director of the ECEN, sha red her enthusiasm. " We are pleased to have St. Vincent Charity join the ECEN. We look for nationa lly recog nized, high-qua lit y providers who a re eager to pioneer innovative hea lthca re deliver y a nd payment models." Nationa lly, more tha n one-third of the adult population is considered obese ( body ma ss index of 30 or g reater). With more tha n 40 obesit y associated diseases, including hea r t disea se, diabetes a nd ca ncer, the hea lthca re costs a re upwa rds of $150 billion per yea r. Ba riatric surger y is a n option for those with severe or morbid obesity who have not achieved success with conventiona l weight-loss methods. ■ Multiple Services With A Single Focus: Your Success © Copyright 2015. CBIZ, Inc. NYSE Listed: CBZ. All rights reserved. 4040 Embassy Parkway, Suite 100 • Akron, OH 44333 Martha Bethea 330.668.6500 • www.cbiz.com n Efciency reengineering n Financing structure and negotiations n Reimbursement methodologies – risk sharing – bundle payment n Structure for related businesses n Medical practice merger, acquisition, integration n Financial statement preparation and analysis DAVID F. PERSE, MD, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ST. VINCENT'S Nation's First Employers Center of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery ST. VINCENT'S CHOSEN AS M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S C L E V E L A N D /A K R O N / C A N T O N ■ M A R /A P R 2 016 3 1