Leapfrog Ratings for Weight Loss Surgery

Patients undergoing weight-loss surgery (bariatric surgery) should choose a hospital that has lots of experience with the procedure and only allows the procedure to be performed by surgeons with lots of recent experience.

What is Bariatric Surgery?

Surgery on the stomach and/or intestines to help a patient with extreme obesity lose weight. Bariatric surgery is a weight-loss method used for people classified as being morbidly obese.

Quality of Care

	Volume (# of Procedures)	Overall Score
UC San Diego Health System, Hillcrest San Diego, CA	48
UC San Diego Health System, Thornton Hospital & Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center La Jolla, CA	60

Survey results submitted 6/27/2011.