Texas Surgery Center Named Third Level 1a Accredited Bariatric Center in State

The University of Texas Medical Branch Center for Obesity and Metabolic Surgery has been named a Level 1a Accredited Bariatric Center by the American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network, making the center the third in Texas with the Level 1a designation, according to a Galveston Daily News report.

Level 1a centers have shown the capacity to manage and have committed resources to provide complete bariatric surgical care.

Read the Galveston Daily News report on the UTMB center.

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