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Health Services

Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence

About

The Evans Army Community Hospital Bariatric Surgery Program is an accredited Comprehensive Center of Excellence. The accreditation is through the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP).
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Services

Is weight loss surgery the answer for you or your patient?
  • New Updated Criteria for Bariatric Surgery:
    • BMI ≥ 35 (no comorbidity requirement)
    • BMI 30-34.9: with Type 2 Diabetes
    • Age: 18-65, >65 case by case
    • Healthy enough to undergo a major operation
    • Failed attempts at medical weight loss
    • Absence of drug and alcohol problems, No nicotine use 
    • No uncontrolled psychological conditions
    • Consensus by multi-disciplinary team
    • Understands surgery and risks
    • No untreated potential medical causes of morbid obesity
    • MUST BE DEDICATED TO A LIFETIME OF LIFESTYLE CHANGE AND FOLLOW-UPS

Who Can Be Seen Here

  • REFFERAL necessary: If you are interested in pursuing Bariatric Surgery, please discuss with your Primary Care Provider. If you meet the criteria, they will need to submit a referral via Genesis “referral 2.0” to:
    • General Surgery: Bariatric Program
 

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Surgery

Hours

Monday - Friday from 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Closed: All Federal Holidays and Selected Training Holidays

Phone

719-524-4166

Address

Surgery
Evans Army Community Hospital
1650 Cochrane Cir
BLDG 7500 , Second Floor , Room 2201
Fort Carson, Colorado 80913

Get Directions

 

Once Inside

The General Surgery Clinic is located on the second floor of the Main Hospital. Patients should park in the “A” parking lot (red signs) just west of the main hospital; enter the main entrance of the hospital; go up the stairs or take the elevator located next to the vending machines to the second floor. At the second floor, cross the walkway and turn right. The clinic is the last clinic at the end of the hallway.
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