Sleeve Gastrectomy

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 informational session from 6-8 p.m. Monday, April 22 in Little Falls. This regional education session will be presented by the St. Joseph’s Area Health Services Center for Weight Management and Essentia Health [...]

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 informational session from 6-8 p.m. Monday, May 20 at the Ramada Plaza & Suites in Fargo, ND. This regional education session will be presented by the St. Joseph’s Area Health Services Center [...]

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 at 5 p.m. Friday, April 5 at Lakewood Health Center in Baudette. Bariatric surgeons along with St. Joseph’s Center for Weight Management and Essentia Health Park Rapids Clinic’s multi-disciplinary [...]

If you’re serious about weight loss and would like to learn more about surgical and non-surgical solutions available to you, there will be a free, weight-loss informational session from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, at Essentia Health Fosston. This regional education session will be presented by the Essentia Health Park Rapids Clinic and St. Joseph’s [...]

For anyone struggling from the dual epidemic of type 2 diabetes and obesity, clinical research has shown weight-loss surgery to be “superior to medical treatment producing remission, even before weight loss.” This, according to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). The ASMBS posted a “Special Alert” on their website when clinical studies [...]

By Leah Walters, Center for Weight Management Manager, RD, LD, CDE If you’ve had weight loss surgery, congratulations! You are among a very small group of individuals who have taken a huge step towards being healthy for the rest of your life, regardless of having met or not met your ultimate weight goal. Nearly every [...]