Bariatric Surgery

Understand that bariatric surgery may be an option for some people and how it may be determined if someone is a candidate for bariatric surgery.

Watch this video to learn the health risks associated with being overweight as well as some of the ways used to determine if you are considered overweight.

Understand how important the support of healthcare providers, as well as support from family and friends, is to your success for losing weight and keeping it off.

Learn the importance of receiving and understanding the instructions you should follow after you leave the hospital.

Watch this video to learn why it's important to know which medications you should take after a hospital stay, and how your overall medication plan might have changed.

Learn these guidelines to care for your surgical site or wound.

You have just finished your hospital stay, and where you go next depends on the type of care you need. Once discharged, the goal is to avoid a return trip to the hospital. Wherever your health care journey leads you, always be sure to know the next steps for follow-up care. If you have questions on medications or instructions, speak up!

Watch this video to learn about how using an Incentive Spirometer exercises your lungs after surgery, helps to prevent infections and improves lung function.

Watch this video to learn how to properly wash your hands to fight off an infection.

Acute pain is pain that is short term, occurring most often after injury or surgery. Patients need to understand that managing their acute pain actually helps their healing, and they play an important role in helping their doctors develop a pain management plan that works best for them.