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Island Health's bariatric program ensures every patient who is considering bariatric surgery with Island Health receives the care, education and support to be successful with long term weight loss after surgery.
Bariatric surgery is commonly referred to as weight-loss surgery. It is a treatment for obesity. Patients need to meet a certain criteria to be approved for surgery. Not everyone who is seen by the program will go on to have surgery and some people decide the process is not for them.
Our program provides two types of surgery: the sleeve gastrectomy and the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Both surgeries are covered by MSP.
All patients considering surgery receive a bariatric orientation session that describes the types of surgery and provides information on expected weight loss and other aspects of the surgeries.
The bariatric program runs a medical clinic located in Memorial Pavilion at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, BC staffed by:
The program is supported by a multi-disciplinary team that includes a range of other medical professionals including respirology, endocrinology and cardiology.
Three surgeons specialize in bariatric surgery at Royal Jubilee Hospital. It is one of only two sites in B.C. that perform the surgery (the other one is Richmond Hospital).
Full eligibility criteria is outlined on the referral form.
Individuals who are keeping a food record, engaging in regular exercise, and working on their emotional eating issues (with counseling or through attendance at a group behaviour change program) on entering the bariatric program will be given preference in the process.
Because the wait time from referral to first clinic contact is currently greater than 24 months, it is strongly recommended that prospective participants be referred to a local dietitian and be encouraged to engage in the aforementioned activities during this time.
A medical doctor or nurse practitioner must print and complete our Referral Form then fax it to our clinic at 250-370-8661.
All patients are required to participate in group and individual sessions before and after surgery.
250-370-8641
Fax: 250-370-8661
All patients are required to participate in group and individual sessions before and after surgery.