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Bariatric Medicine is the treatment of obesity - or having too much body fat. Being overweight leads to other chronic and costly diseases like diabetes and heart disease; it even increases your risk of developing certain cancers. Our multi-disciplinary team is here to help you on your journey to a healthier life. Available treatment plans include wellness and nutrition coaching, medication, and bariatric surgeries. We are proud to offer weight loss treatments to help you regain a healthier, more productive life!
It is such an honor to receive this distinction. I’m proud of our team for all their hard work in providing the best care for our patients. I hope this inspires the public to know that they can receive excellent treatment for the disease of obesity at KCH. – Aevan McLaughlin, MD
The KCH Center for Weight Management's commitment to quality care begins with expertly trained staff and the leadership of an experienced bariatric surgeon with accredited processes for the Gastric Sleeve and the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass procedures. The program is tasked with continuously reviewing bariatric surgical data as it continues improving the structure and outcomes expertise necessary to provide safe, productive, and high-quality care to all metabolic and bariatric patients.
"Knox Community Hospital's vision statement begins with, "To be recognized for excellence…". Formal accreditation of the metabolic and bariatric services provided locally by the KCH Team aligns with this vision. We are very pleased to have such accreditation, which assures our patients they are receiving excellent care, which is strictly required by a nationally recognized, quality program jointly developed and overseen by the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery." - Bruce D. White, KCH CEO.
Listen to Ami Frost share insight on the Weight Management Program at KCH.
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Ami is a nurse practitioner at the Weight Management Clinic. In this program, you will meet with…