The Tennessee Weight Loss & Surgery Center at The University of Tennessee Medical Center has been accredited as a Level 2a facility by the Bariatric Surgery Center Network (BSCN) Accreditation Program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
     This designation means that the Tennessee Weight Loss & Surgery Center has met the essential criteria that ensure it is fully capable of supporting a bariatric surgery care program and that its institutional performance meets the requirements outlined by the ACS BSCN Accreditation Program.
     "The entire staff at the Tennessee Weight Loss and Surgery Center at UT Medical Center has worked very hard toward this accreditation and we're extremely proud to earn this recognition as another symbol of our commitment to our patients," said Dr. Greg Mancini, medical director of the Tennessee Weight Loss and Surgery Center. "Accreditation from the American College of Surgeons Bariatric Center Network Accreditation Program recognizes our center as a provider of the highest quality care in our service to patients suffering with obesity."
     Established by the American College of Surgeons in 2005 in an effort to extend established quality improvement practices to all disciplines of surgical care, the ACS BSCN Accreditation Program provides confirmation that a bariatric surgery center has demonstrated its commitment to providing the highest quality care for its bariatric surgery patients.
     Accredited bariatric surgery centers provide not only the hospital resources necessary for optimal care of morbidly obese patients but also the support and resources that are necessary to address the entire spectrum of care and needs of bariatric patients – from the pre-hospital phase through the postoperative care and treatment process.
     The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recognized the Tennessee Weight Loss & Surgery Center and allows expanded Medicare coverage of bariatric surgery for beneficiaries of all ages who have been diagnosed with other health problems associated with obesity. Medicare coverage has been limited to procedures performed in facilities certified by the American College of Surgeons or the American Society of Bariatric Surgery.

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