Northwest Medical Center-Springdale has received national accreditation for bariatric surgery by meeting all criteria according to national quality standards established to deliver safe, high quality bariatric patient care
Dr. Joshua Roller, metabolic and bariatric surgery director at Northwest Medical Center-Springdale, attained the designation after a lengthy and rigorous review process. The criteria for accreditation includes demonstrating low complication rates from bariatric surgery, a committed long-term plan for follow-up care, data submissions, and outstanding patient outcomes.
This accreditation as a metabolic and bariatric surgery accreditation and quality improvement program is a joint program of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
“It is truly an honor to be part of this program and to have been awarded this prestigious recognition. It’s a testament to all of the hard work our entire team has put in while building one of the best surgical weight loss programs in the country," Roller noted in the release.