At Nix Weight Loss Surgery Center, we are committed to providing excellence in bariatric care and have been recognized as one of the premier bariatric surgery centers in Texas and in the country.
HealthGrades - Rated #1 in San Antonio
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence
OptumHealth Bariatric Center of Excellence
CIGNA Designated Facility for Bariatric Surgery
HealthGrades - Rated #1 in San Antonio again for the fourth year in a row by HealthGrades*
- Ranked top 10 in Texas
- Ranked top 15% in the nation
- Only hospital in the San Antonio/Austin** area to be 5-star rated for overall bariatric surgery in 2010-2011
- Rated BEST in the San Antonio/Austin** area for overall bariatric surgery
Nix Health Weight Loss Surgery Center was rated 5-Star for the fourth year in a row* for bariatric surgery excellence by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. Based on this ranking, Nix Health is the only facility in the San Antonio-Austin area** to receive the 2010/2011 5-Star rating from HealthGrades.
According to a HealthGrades study, Nix Health and other top-performing hospitals in bariatric surgery had 43% fewer complications, on average, than hospitals performing at an average level. Of the 73 hospitals rated by HealthGrades in Texas, Nix Health was one of only 12 to be 5-Star rated. Nationally, HealthGrades rated 481 hospitals and only 19% earned the 5-Star recognition.
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence
This designation recognizes surgeons and facilities that provide superior bariatric surgery patient care and promote optimal levels of performance. The Nix Weight Loss Surgery Center staff and surgeons have demonstrated excellence in the 10 requirements for hospital-based bariatric programs, which include surgical experience and volumes, responsive critical care support, patient support groups and long-term patient follow-up. This achievement demonstrates Nix Weight Loss Surgery Center’s unparalleled commitment and ability to consistently deliver the highest level of bariatric surgical care possible. Nix Weight Loss Surgery Center has been recognized as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence since 2007.
OptumHealth Bariatric Center of Excellence
In order to provide the highest quality of care to bariatric patients, OptumHealth developed the OptumHealth Bariatric Center of Excellence, which requires recognized facilities, such as Nix Weight Loss Surgery Center, to prove sound quality measures, low complication rates and favorable surgical outcomes. As a recipient of this designation, Nix Weight Loss Surgery Center's surgical results have exceeded OptumHealth’s high quality requirements.
CIGNA Designated Facility for Bariatric Surgery
In an effort to provide a more comprehensive obesity program to their customers, CIGNA initiated the CIGNA Designated Facility for Bariatric Surgery. As a recognized facility of this award, Nix Weight Loss Surgery Center has demonstrated bariatric surgery outcomes that meet or exceed CIGNA’s required quality measures. This distinction includes only bariatric surgery facilities with a proven track record of outstanding bariatric surgical outcomes.