AdventHealth Dade City Achieves National Accreditation

(Dade City, Florida, May 3, 2019)….. AdventHealth Dade City has been accredited as a Comprehensive Center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery acknowledges the hospital's commitment to providing and supporting quality improvement and safety efforts for patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

The MBSAQIP® Standards, ensures that bariatric surgical patients receive a multidisciplinary program, not just a surgical procedure, which improves patient outcomes and long-term success. The commitment to quality care begins with appropriately trained staff and surgeon leaders who participate in meetings throughout the year to review its outcomes. They seek continuous improvement to enhance the structure, process and outcomes at AdventHealth Dade City.

“AdventHealth Dade City is dedicated to providing a comprehensive program that truly helps patients begin their journeys to healthier lives,” says Naga Thatimatla, MD, Medical Director of Surgery at AdventHealth Dade City. “MBSAQIP® is an important distinction that tells patients seeking information about bariatric surgery that AdventHealth Dade City meets the highest standards for patient safety and quality.”

AdventHealth Dade City offers a comprehensive approach to the treatment and care of obese patients, before and after the surgery. Patients are offered a team approach from the experts at AdventHealth Dade City. Bariatric surgery is a life-changing decision that can provide numerous health benefits for patients including improvement of diabetes, hypertension, arthritis and cardiovascular disease. The multidisciplinary team helps patients overcome any roadblocks in their journey to develop an active and healthy lifestyle.

To earn the MBSAQIP® designation, AdventHealth Dade City met essential criteria for staffing, training and facility infrastructure and protocols for care, ensuring its ability to support patients with severe obesity. The center also participates in a national data registry that yields semiannual reports on the quality of its processes and outcomes, identifying opportunities for continuous quality improvement.

For patients, choosing an MBSAQIP® Center means you will receive compassionate care by physicians who meet bariatric surgery criteria set by both the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

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About AdventHealth Dade City

AdventHealth Dade City is a member of the faith-based AdventHealth System, providing a connected system of care in nearly a dozen states with close to 50 hospitals and hundreds of care sites. Since 1973, the hospital has provided exceptional care and award-winning service. With a mission to extend the healing ministry of Christ, the hospital is focused on delivering whole person care through skilled and compassionate caregivers who provide individualized care for body, mind and spirit. The hospital offers a wide variety of services to include, but not limited to, heart care, orthopedics, surgical care, bariatrics, a 24/7 emergency room, and transitional care unit. To learn more about the hospital’s services, visit AdventHealthDadeCity.com.

About the American College of Surgeons

The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational association of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical education and practice and to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient. Its achievements have placed it at the forefront of American surgery and have made the College an important advocate for all surgical patients. The College has more than 80,000 members and is the largest organization of surgeons in the world.

About the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, founded in 1983, was formed to advance the art and science of metabolic and bariatric surgery by continually improving the quality and safety of care and treatment of people with obesity and related diseases through educational and support programs for surgeons and integrated health professionals.