Bariatric Surgery

If you’re serious about weight loss and would like to learn more about surgical and non-surgical solutions, there will be a free, weight-loss surgery informational session from 6-8 p.m. Monday, July 19, at the Ramada Plaza & Suites in Fargo, ND. Bariatric surgeons along with the Innovis Health Park Rapids and St. Joseph’s Center for Weight [...]

Barbara Thompson battled a weight problem from the day she was born. When she finally admitted to herself in her late twenties that her “baby fat” was turning into a serious problem, she began dieting earnestly, only to diet her way to morbid obesity. When her weight reached 264 pounds, and a herniated disk in her [...]

“I no longer feel invisible. People now see the person I always knew was inside. I have my life back. I am more confident and stronger physically and mentally. My husband tells me the girl he married is back!” – Linda (left) — 4 years since surgery “Success to me means being more comfortable in my body, [...]

If you’re serious about weight loss and would like to learn more about surgical and non-surgical solutions, there will be a free, weight-loss surgery informational session from 6-8 p.m. Monday, March 15 at the Ramada Plaza & Suites in Fargo, ND. Bariatric surgeons, Dr. Dan Smith and Dr. Robert Wroblewski, along with the Innovis Health Park [...]

In cities across the United States, those affected by obesity will walk to raise awareness of this disease. The Center for Weight Management of Park Rapids will host the 2009 Walk from Obesity event Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Smokey Hills Wilderness Retreat and Conference Center in Osage, MN. The walk will be held in conjunction [...]

The Ministry of Health recently named the Center for Weight Management (a service of St. Joseph’s Area Health Services and Innovis Health) a “U.S. Preferred Provider.”

Sherry and Terry Peterson plan to tackle a triathlon after their weight loss spurred their efforts to exercise. The couple together have shed 352 pounds.

The Center for Weight Management now offers two adjustable gastric banding procedures, LAP-BAND® System and REALIZE™ Band.