Full Approval Status

All hospitals that are currently provisionally approved will be receiving a site visit within the next six months to assess their eligibility to become a fully approved Bariatric Surgery Center Network. Please revisit this page often as we will continually update it with fully approved centers.

Level 1 Centers | Level 2 Centers | Level 2-New Centers | Outpatient Centers

Level 1 Centers

Alabama

Shelby Baptist Medical Center
Alabaster, AL
Effective Date 5/18/07-5/18/10
Level 1b

University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
Birmingham, AL
Effective Date 12/7/06-12/7/09
Level 1a

California

Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
Burbank, CA
Effective Date 9/5/07-9/5/10
Level 1b

Community Medical Center – Clovis
Clovis, CA
Effective Date 6/26/06-6/26/09
Level 1b

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Effective Date 6/20/06-6/20/09
Level 1a

UCI Medical Center
Orange, CA
Effective Date 5/25/07-5/25/10
Level 1a

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Richmond
Richmond, CA
Effective Date 5/24/07- 5/24/10
Level 1b

Stanford Hospital and Clinics
Stanford, CA
Effective Date 9/13/07-9/13/10
Level 1a

Connecticut

Danbury Hospital
Danbury, CT
Effective Date 5/5/06-5/5/09
Level 1a

Florida

Cleveland Clinic Florida Hospital
Weston, FL
Effective Date 10/19/06-10/19/09
Level 1a

Georgia

Emory Crawford Long Hospital
Atlanta, GA
Effective Date 11/13/07-11/13/10
Level 1b

Illinois

Evanston Northwestern Hospital  
Evanston, IL
Effective Date 1/26/06-1/26/09
Level 1b

Iowa

Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Grinnell, IA
Effective Date 10/19/06-10/19/09
Level 1a

Maryland

University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
Effective Date 11/5/07-11/5/10
Level 1a

Massachusetts

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Effective Date 2/17/06-2/17/09
Level 1a

Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA
Effective Date 12/19/06- 12/19/09
Level 1b

Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Effective Date 8/14/06-8/14/09
Level 1a

Faulkner Hospital
Boston, MA
Effective Date 4/27/07-4/27/10
Level 1a

Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Effective Date 10/23/06-10/23/09
Level 1a

Lahey Clinic Medical Center
Burlington, MA
Effective Date 6/22/07-6/22/10
Level 1a

Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, MA
Effective Date 2/22/08-2/22/11
Level 1A

Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, MA
Effective Date 10/26/06-10/26/09
Level 1a

Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Effective Date 3/13/2007- 3/13/2010
Level 1b

UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus
Worcester, MA
Effective Date 7/27/06-7/27/09
Level 1a

Michigan

Hurley Medical Center
Flint, MI
Effective Date 4/14/06-4/14/09
Level 1a

William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak
Royal Oak, MI
Effective Date 4/20/07-4/20/2010
Level 1a

Minnesota

Mayo Clinic – St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester, MN
Effective Date 10/23/06-10/23/09
Level 1a

New Jersey

Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, NJ
Effective Date 12/8/06-12/8/09
Level 1a

Morristown Memorial Hospital
Morristown, NJ
Effective Date 1/25/2007- 1/25/2010
Level 1a

New York

Albany Medical Center
Albany, NY
Effective Date 6/2/06-6/2/09
Level 1b

Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
Effective Date 11/7/07-11/7/10
Level 1b

Lutheran Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
Effective Date 11/8/05-11/8/08
Level 1b

New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY
Effective Date: 6/14/06-6/14/09
Level 1a

New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, NY
Effective Date 8/4/06-8/4/09
Level 1a

St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center
New York, NY
Effective Date 10/11/06-10/11/09
Level 1a

Highland Hospital
Rochester, NY
Effective Date 8/30/06-8/30/09
Level 1a

Ohio

Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Effective Date 12/1/06-12/1/09
Level 1a

Oklahoma

Saint Francis Hospital
Tulsa, OK
Effective Date 10/23/06-10/23/09
Level 1b

Oregon

Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Effective Date 6/27/06-6/27/09
Level 1a

Pennsylvania

Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
Allentown, PA
Effective Date 5/29/07-5/29/10
Level 1a

Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Effective Date 1/26/07-1/26/10
Level 1a

Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Effective Date 10/16/06-10/16/09
Level 1b

South Carolina

Lexington Medical Center
West Columbia, SC
Effective Date 1/14/08-1/14/11
Level 1b

Texas

University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
Effective Date 8/16/07-8/16/10
Level 1a

The Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX
Effective Date 3/22/07-3/22/10
Level 1a

Scott and White Hospital
Temple, TX
Effective Date 10/24/07-10/24/10
Level 1a

Vermont

Fletcher Allen Health Care
Burlington, VT
Effective Date 6/9/06-6/9/09
Level 1b

Virginia

University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA
Effective Date 7/12/06-7/12/09
Level 1a

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Norfolk, VA
Effective Date 9/29/06-9/29/09
Level 1a

Washington

St. Francis Hospital
Federal Way, WA
Effective Date 7/26/07-7/26/10
Level 1b

University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Effective Date 12/5/06-12/5/09
Level 1a

Wisconsin

Theda Clark Medical Center
Neenah, WI
Effective Date 1/27/06-1/27/09
Level 1b

Level 2 Centers

California

Sutter General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Effective Date 7/23/07-7/23/10
Level 2b

Iowa

Mary Greeley Medical Center
Ames, IA
Effective Date 3/30/07-3/30/10
Level 2b

Maryland

Harford Memorial Hospital
Havre de Grace, MD
Effective Date 12/21/06- 12/21/09
Level 2b

Massachusetts

Emerson Hospital
Concord, MA
Effective Date 9/21/07-9/21/10
Level 2b

Berkshire Medical Center
Pittsfield, MA
Effective Date 6/7/07-6/7/10
Level 2a

North Shore Medical Center - Salem Hospital
Salem, MA
Effective Date 5/5/07-5/5/10
Level 2a

Mercy Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Effective Date 11/16/07-11/16/10
Level 2b

Minnesota

Cuyuna Regional Medical Center
Crosby, MN
Effective Date 2/22/07- 2/22/10
Level 2a

New Hampshire

Portsmouth Regional Hospital
Portsmouth, NH
Effective Date 5/17/07-5/17/10
Level 2b

New York

Forest Hills Hospital North Shore-LIJ Health System
Forest Hills, NY
Effective Date 8/9/07-8/9/10
Level 2b

South Dakota

Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell, SD
Effective Date 9/18/07-9/18/10
Level 2b

Level 2 New Centers

Massachusetts

Caritas Norwood Hospital
Norwood, MA
Effective Date 6/27/07-6/27/10
Level 2-New

Saint Vincent Hospital
Worcester, MA
Effective Date 11/5/07-11/5/10
Level 2-New

Washington

Northwest Hospital & Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Effective Date 12/12/07-12/12/10
Level 2-New

Outpatient Centers

Minnesota

Long Prairie Memorial Hospital
Long Prairie, MN
Effective Date 12/28/07-12/28/10
Outpatient

Texas

Surgery Center of Richardson
Richardson, TX
Effective Date 6/21/06-6/21/09
Outpatient

Washington

Northwest Weight Loss Surgery
Everett, WA
Effective Date 11/2/07-11/2/10
Outpatient

Please note: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) benefit applies only to Level 1 Accredited Bariatric Surgery Centers in the full approval category.

Revised May 6, 2008

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