Jewish Hospital Offers Free Seminar on Weight Loss Surgery

Kenwood - Jewish Hospital Center for Weight Loss Surgery will offer the following weight loss surgery seminar on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m.  at Jewish Hospital, located at 4777 E. Galbraith Road in Kenwood. The seminar is FREE, but registration is required by calling 513-686-6850 or e-mail at weightmgmt@healthall.com. 
         
The seminar will address how the program works, including preparing for surgery, having surgery and recovery, as well as maintaining weight loss and payment and insurance options.

The Jewish Hospital Center for Weight Loss Surgery has performed weight loss surgery since 2002. The Center offers gastric bypass surgery and laparoscopic banding (also known as LAP-Band®). Surgeon Elliott Fegelman, M.D., F.A.C.S., director of surgery at The Jewish Hospital brings more than 20 years of surgical experience to patients at the Center for Weight Loss Surgery. For more information, visit www.jewishhospitalcincinnati.com/weightlosssurgery

The Jewish Hospital Center for Weight Loss Surgery is designated a Bariatric Center of Excellence by the American Society of Bariatric Surgery.

The Jewish Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Cincinnati's northeast suburbs. It was established in 1850 as the first Jewish hospital in the United States and is part of the Health Alliance, an integrated health care delivery system. To view other Jewish Hospital news releases, go to www.health-alliance.com/pressroom.