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Why you should choose Wadley?
When you've tried everything to lose weight and you don't know where to turn - Think Experience, Think Wadley.
There is no reason to leave Texarkana for similar procedures. The people, the technology, the EXPERIENCE are right here at Wadley.
Trust the EXPERIENCE of the LAP-BAND® team at Wadley who has performed over 900 procedures.
Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence
In June of 2008, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas named Wadley Regional Medical Center as a Blue Distinction CenterSM for Bariatric Surgery.
Blue Distinction is the Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies' nationwide program designed to create an unprecedented level of transparency with two goals: engaging consumers to enable more informed healthcare decisions and collaborating with physicians and hospitals to improve quality outcomes and affordability. A key component of Blue Distinction is a specialty center program that offers the best practices and standards of care in bariatric surgery.
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The criteria for becoming a Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric SurgerySM include:
- Full-service, accredited inpatient hospital facility;
- Program must be performing bariatric surgery for the most recent 18- to 24-month period and must perform a required volume of bariatric surgical cases;
- Experience and credentialing of the bariatric surgical team;
- Ongoing quality management and improvement programs;
- Appropriate equipment and staffing; and
- Patient care and follow-up care including evaluation of bariatric surgery complication and mortality rates.
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