Good Samaritan Hospital's Bariatric Surgery Program Receives Reaccreditation

John Mitty Tuesday, June 24, 2014

West Islip, NY - June 23, 2014 - Good Samaritan Hospital was recently reaccredited as a Blue Distinction Center of Excellence® (BSCOE) by the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). As part of the ASMBS, facilities are required to maintain standards set by the Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), which is the unified program between the American College of Surgeons and the ASMBS. Recertification occurs every three years. This review process confirms that all BSCOE programs, new and existing, continue to meet the evidence-based quality thresholds determined by expert physicians and medical organizations. It also provides an opportunity to improve the overall quality of care, by requiring all Centers to meet criteria that keep pace with ongoing advances in clinical practice.

“Good Samaritan provides multidisciplinary, patient centered care,” said Good Samaritan’s Bariatric Coordinator Rosanne DeLuca, RN. “The hospital’s experienced, board-certified surgeons are experts in weight-loss surgery who continue to provide the best outcomes, with the lowest number of readmissions and reoperations nationwide.”

To be designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery, Good Samaritan met criteria which include:
· an established bariatric surgery program performing a required minimum of 125 surgeries annually
· appropriate experience of its bariatric surgery team
· an acute care inpatient facility, including intensive care and emergency services
· full accreditation by The Joint Commission, Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) or national equivalent
· a comprehensive quality management program

For more information on Good Samaritan’s Bariatric Surgery Program, call 376-4444 or visit good-samaritan-hospital.org.

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Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center is a 537-bed (including 100 nursing home beds), voluntary, not-for-profit hospital located in West Islip. The medical center, which has more than 3,500 employees and 900 physicians on staff, had nearly 28,000 patient admissions and nearly 100,000 emergency department visits in 2012. Good Samaritan is a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island.

The medical center supplies residents with the tools necessary to maintain good health. This includes community lectures, screenings, health fairs and other community programs and services.

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