WakeMed Named Best Hospital for Bariatric Surgery

RALEIGH, N.C. (August 26, 2024) – WakeMed Cary Hospital was recently recognized as one of the best hospitals in the nation for bariatric surgery.

Money Magazine’s editorial team analyzed 125,000 data metrics to determine the top 75 bariatric surgery centers in the country. WakeMed Cary Hospital came in at #6 in the U.S. and #1 in N.C. These top hospitals represent excellence, offering safe, effective weight-loss procedures led by skilled bariatric surgeons and specialists.

WakeMed Cary Hospital is accredited as a Comprehensive Center for bariatric surgery by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), in partnership with the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). The hospital has also earned the Cigna Center of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery and is a Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery (BCBSNC).

WakeMed offers bariatric surgery options performed by exceptional, experienced surgeons who care about the long-term success of their patients. Whether a gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, duodenal switch or a revisional procedure, WakeMed provides the most advanced surgical procedures, a comprehensive weight loss program and highly skilled clinical and support team to help patients reach their goals.

Money partnered with Denniston Data and Definitive Healthcare in creating a methodological approach that favors facilities that have received strong quality care and patient ratings from the federal Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services as well as accreditation in metabolic and bariatric care from the American College of Surgeons. View more information on the methodology.

To learn more about WakeMed’s bariatric surgery and medical weight loss services, visit https://www.wakemed.org/care-and-services/weight-loss/bariatric-surgery.

About WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed is a not-for-profit health care system founded and based in Raleigh, N.C. WakeMed exists to improve the health and well-being of our community by providing outstanding and compassionate care to all. WakeMed’s 1,003-bed system comprises a network of facilities throughout the Triangle area, including three full-service hospitals, eight emergency departments, a dedicated Children’s Hospital and Rehabilitation Hospital, two exceptional Trauma Centers—a Level I Trauma Center in Raleigh and a Level III Trauma Center in Cary, and more than 165 physician and physical therapy practice offices. WakeMed’s mission-driven team includes more than 11,400 employees, 1,200 volunteers and 1,300 affiliated physicians, along with the more than 800 physicians and advanced practice providers with WakeMed Physician Practices—all representing the best minds and the biggest hearts and the finest quality in health care and community health. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org or follow WakeMed on Facebook, Twitter, Instagramand LinkedIn.

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