Agreement expands AF beneficiaries' access to bariatric surgery
by Sue Campbell
59th Medical Wing Public Affairs
1/7/2009 - LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- According to the Centers for Disease Control, two-thirds of all Americans are overweight or obese. Thanks to a resource sharing agreement between the Nix Health Care System and the 59th Medical Wing, Wilford Hall Medical Center doctors are providing increased services to bariatric patients.
An agreement was initially implemented in 2007, allowing Wilford Hall providers to perform surgeries in Nix operating rooms, using Nix equipment and support staff. In December 2008 the agreement was modified to include bariatric surgeries.
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