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A S AN ACCREDITED COMPREHENSIVE CENTER FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY, THE WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY CENTER AT ST. CHARLES HOSPITAL COMBINES THE MOST EFFECTIVE SURGICAL TECHNIQUES WITH A FOCUS ON PATIENTžCENTERED CARE TO ACHIE VE LONGžTERM RESULTS WITH MINIMAL SHORTž TERM RISK. S T. CH A RLE S HOSPITA L'S Wei g ht L o s s S u r g e r y C e n t e r b e g a n a s a relat ively sm a l l ba r iat r ic prog ra m in 2011, na ming John A ngstadt, MD, FACS, FASMBS, weight-loss surgeon w it h t he New York Ba riatric Group, a s C h i e f o f B a r i a t r i c S u r g e r y. I n recruiting Dr. A ngstadt to nur ture its nascent progra m, St. Cha rles Hospita l a dded someone w it h ex per ience i n shaping ba r iatr ic surger y practices i nto robust , f u l l-ser v ice prog ra m s. In 20 03, Dr. A n gst a dt successf u l ly l a u n c h e d a b a r i a t r i c p r o g r a m i n S av a n n a h , G e or g i a , t h a t r e c eive d accreditation a s a Ba riatric Surger y Center of Excellence by the Surg ica l Review Corporation, a n accreditation process that has since fa llen under the pur view of the Metabolic and Bariatric Su rger y Accred it ation a nd Qua l it y Improvement Prog ra m (MBSAQ IP). W hen Dr. Angstadt came to St. Charles Hospita l, his f irst goa l was to achieve A C S a c c r e d i t a t i o n — a n o b j e c - t iv e he a n d h i s c ol le a g ue s m e t i n 2012 . A yea r later, t he Weig ht Loss S u r ge r y C e nt e r r e c e i v e d t h e n e w MBSAQ IP accreditation. " T he a c c r e d it a t ion pr o c e s s i s a rigorous eva luation based on a series of n i ne st a nda rds t hat t he hospit a l had to meet or exceed," Dr. A ngstadt says. " The most impor ta nt criterion is that you consistently achieve excellent Bariatric Program at St. Charles Hospital Achieves Excellent Outcomes for Adults and Adolescents BY COLIN STAYTON Data from the American Society fo r M e t a b o l i c a n d B a r i a t r i c Surgery shows that sleeve gas- trectomy is the fastest-growing form of bariatric surgery in terms of popularity, accounting for 42.1 percent of all bariatric procedures performed in the United States in 2013 compared with just 17.8 percent in 2011. John Angstadt, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Chief of Bariatric Surgery at St. Charles Hospital, views a screenshot of stapling during a sleeve gastrectomy. This foam model shows how the new powered stapler divides the stomach during sleeve gastrectomy. 0 6 C O V E R S T O R Y 0 6