The Multidisciplinary Approach             

Let the team of providers from the Saint Vincent Bariatric Center provide you with the clinical assistance you need to make long lasting changes. Call 814-452-7800 or e-mail the bariatric coordinator now to register for the next informational seminar. Seminar dates, times and locations are below.

Wednesday,  April 25 at 6 p.m. in McGarvey Learning Center at Saint Vincent.
Wednesday, May 2 at 6 pm in One West Conference Room at Saint Vincent.
Wednesday, May 9 at 6 pm in Medaille Conference Room at Saint Vincent.
Wednesday, May 16 at 6 pm in McGarvey Learning Center at Saint Vincent.

Saint Vincent Bariatric Center provides a bariatric coordinator to work with you and your team of providers.  Saint Vincent Bariatric Center provides a fitness instructor, a clinical dietitian and a psychologist who specializes in weight management to assist you in reaching your weight loss goals.

Saint Vincent Bariatric Center’s certified group fitness instructor who is qualified to teach a variety of fitness workshops will be aiding you in your weight loss goals. Patients will work with the fitness instructor to develop a personalized fitness program and implement it throughout different stages.

Saint Vincent Bariatric Center’s clinical dietitian will assess patients' nutritional needs, develop and implement nutritional programs, and determine the best nutritional plan for each individual. Patients will meet one-on-one to develop a personal nutrition program.

Patients will also have the option to receive private consultation with our weight loss psychologist. Our psychologists are specially trained in working with patients that are going through weight loss transitions.

Saint Vincent Bariatric Center has already helped a variety of patients to lose weight. Through informational seminars and support groups, the patients of Saint Vincent Bariatric Center have seen lasting results.
 
Jaci Kamarata, 49, of Erie, was among those who found she was unable to lose weight through traditional methods and chose to get the adjustable gastric banding system. Patients who have lap band surgery can lower their risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and many other diseases. For Jaci, the procedure has helped her lose 40 pounds and she has another 20 to go. "I struggled my whole life, as did everyone in my family," Jaci said. "Before, I ate when I was hungry and as much as I wanted. Now, I just can’t, and I’ve adapted to it. I feel fabulous. I like how I feel, how I act, how I look. I had sleeping problems and now I don’t. It’s made a huge change in my life," she says. Let the team of providers from the Saint Vincent Bariatric Center provide you with the clinical assistance you need to make long lasting changes.

To learn more about the multi-disciplinary weight loss program or to see if you are a candidate for the gastric banding system, contact the Saint Vincent Bariatric Cooridnator bye-mail or  at 452-7800.