Free weight-loss info session set

Posted May 20, 2010

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 [...]

Category: Adjustable Gastric Band | Bariatric Surgery | Gastric Bypass | Resources

St. Joseph’s Center for Weight Management hosts non-surgical weight-loss course

Posted May 20, 2010

St. Joseph’s Center for Weight Management sponsors a non-surgical weight-loss program for anyone who is committed to losing weight and ready to take ownership of their lifestyle habits. This 15-week course is designed to incorporate medically-supervised, comprehensive weight management for motivated patients with a physician referral. Classes are facilitated by a registered dietitian, social worker, psychologist, [...]

Category: Exercise | Nutrition | Resources | Support

Follow-up appointments now more convenient for Fargo/Moorhead patients

Posted April 22, 2010

Successful patients follow St. Joseph’s Center for Weight Management’s guidelines in keeping follow-up appointments with their surgeon and team. Your team will want to see you at least one week after discharge, six weeks post-operative, at three months, and then annually. St. Joseph’s Center for Weight Management wants success for all patients. Getting to your [...]

Category: Uncategorized

Barbara Thompson will return for another Weekend in the Pines guest appearance

Posted April 22, 2010

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 [...]

Category: Bariatric Surgery | Support

Blossoming Successes

Posted April 19, 2010

“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, [...]

Category: Bariatric Surgery | Featured

Overweight and Obesity: Health Consequences

Posted April 12, 2010

The primary concern of overweight and obesity is one of health and not appearance. PREMATURE DEATH An estimated 300,000 deaths per year may be attributable to obesity. The risk of death rises with increasing weight. Even moderate weight excess (10 to 20 pounds for a person of average height) increases the risk of death, particularly among adults aged 30 [...]

Category: Diseases | Health

POWER Up! Coordinator inspired by stories from Nevis challenge participants

Posted March 8, 2010

By Missy Lindow, PTA, Lifestyle Counselor St. Joseph’s Center for Weight Management The POWER Up! 2010 Challenge began as a vision, a desire to promote lifestyle change in our community. With help from a Medical Education & Research (MERC) grant secured by the Center for Weight Management at St. Joseph’s Area Health Services, this vision has come [...]

Category: Exercise | Health | Nutrition | Support

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St. Joseph's Area Health Services is a community hospital providing full service inpatient, outpatient, home care, hospice, and emergency services in a growing rural resort area in northwestern Minnesota.
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Leah Walters
Bariatric Services Coordinator
St. Joseph's Area Health Services
600 Pleasant Ave., Park Rapids, MN 56470

Phone: 218-237-5705

Email: leahwalters@catholichealth.net