People as young as 15 years old who are struggling with obesity even after following a medical weight loss program now have a new option to help them improve their health. The Bariatric Weight Loss Center at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) recently completed its first adolescent weight-loss surgery. Adolescent patients in northeast Georgia have had access to a comprehensive weight-loss program […]
Adolescent patients in Northeast Georgia now have access to a new, comprehensive weight-loss program at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC). NGMC’s Bariatric Weight Loss Center recently earned an additional accreditation from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), making the program one of only two programs in Georgia to be nationally […]
Patients in Northeast Georgia already have access to a wide variety of comprehensive weight-loss services through the nationally recognized program at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) – and now, NGMC has new national recognition for providing high-quality medical weight-loss services. NGMC recently achieved an additional accreditation as a Comprehensive Center with Obesity Medicine Qualifications under […]
Patients in Georgia who are insured through the State Health Benefit Plan will now have coverage for weight-loss surgery beginning in 2022. Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) offers a variety of surgical and nonsurgical weight-loss options and is an Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery. “Our comprehensive program helps patients […]