HIP's Centers of Excellence Program - Bariatric Surgery

A Center of Excellence is a hospital that specializes in treating particular illnesses (e.g., cancer) or performing particular treatments (e.g., organ transplants). Our Center of Excellence program began in mid-2007 with bariatric surgery.

To date, HIP has accredited seven Centers of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery:

• Bon Secours Hospital
  Bon Secours Community Hospital
  160 East Main Street
  Port Jervis, NY 12771
  Dr. Peter Kwon, of Tri-State Bariatrics
  Phone: 1-845-692-8780
• Lenox Hill Hospital
  Lenox Hill Hospital
  110 East 59th Street
  Suite 8
  New York, NY 10022
  www.nycbariatrics.com
  Phone: 1-888-949-9344
• Lutheran Hospital
  Lutheran Hospital
  150-55th Street
  Brooklyn, NY 11220
  Phone: 1-718-630-7000
• North Shore University Hospital at Manhasset
  North Shore University Hospital
  300 Community Drive
  Manhasset, NY 11030
  Yvonne Castle
  Phone: 1-516-482-8657
• NYU Medical Center
  NYU Program for Surgical Weight Loss
  530 First Avenue
  Suite 10S
  New York, NY 10016
  Beth Abrams, MPA, Program Administrator
  Phone: 1-212-263-3237
• South Nassau Community Hospital
  South Nassau Hospital
  1420 Broadway
  Hewlett, NY 11557
  Rajeev Vohra, M.D., F.A.C.S.
  Director, New York Center for Surgical Weight Control
  Phone: 1-877-768-8462
• Staten Island Hospital
  Center for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity
  256 Mason Avenue
  Building B, 2nd Floor
  Staten Island, NY 10305
  Lisa Torres, Insurance Coordinator
  Phone: 1-718-226-1300

HIP has specific criteria for a hospital to be designated as a Bariatric Center of Excellence and monitors its performance and its bariatric practitioners on an annual basis. Following are the key elements of the criteria required for a hospital to be credentialed by HIP as a Center of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery:

• The hospital must be JCAHO-accredited without significant deficiencies or a CMS-approved bariatric facility.
• The hospital must have a team that is experienced and committed to treating bariatric patients.
• The hospital must have specially-equipped operating and recovery rooms and appropriate bariatric instruments and equipment.
• The hospital must provide long term follow-up care including rehabilitation, psychiatric care, nutritional counseling and support groups.
• Experience has shown that the more procedures a hospital and physician have completed the better the clinical outcomes for their patients. For this reason, HIP requires that each hospital have a minimum of 125 bariatric surgeries performed yearly. Additionally, all bariatric surgeons at the hospital must perform a minimum of 50 bariatric surgeries per year.
• Bariatric surgeons at the hospital must have completed specific educational and certification/board eligibility requirements and maintain an up-to-date knowledge of bariatric surgery.

If you are interested in obtaining more information on bariatric surgery, please contact any of the HIP-credentialed Centers of Excellence listed above.