Free Surgical Weight-Loss Seminar: Dr. Jeffrey Lord will present a free seminar, "Weight Loss Surgery: Is It Right for You?'' on Thurs., Feb. 16, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Hospital Conference Center in Pensacola. To make a reservation, please call (850) 416-1628. To learn more click here.

Monthly Support Groups: Please join us for the January Support Group on Tuesday, February 7, at 6 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Hospital Conference Center in Pensacola. Behavior Modification will be the topic of discussion led by Leslie Bettencourt, RD, our staff dietitian. A Clothing Swap also allows participants to trade gently used clothing with other pre- and post-operative patients. To learn more click here.

Welcome to the Sacred Heart Surgical Weight Loss Center!

The Sacred Heart Surgical Weight Loss Center in Pensacola is ranked as No. 1 in the state of Florida and in the top 5 percent of bariatric surgery programs in the United States for 2011. The practice has also received the Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award three years in a row from HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. To learn more click here.

The Surgical Weight Loss Center, which offers both laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery and lap band procedures, serves patients across our region extending from Foley and Gulf Shores, Ala. to Destin and Panama City, Fla.

The Surgical Weight Loss Center was established in 2005 to help those who have been diagnosed as clinically obese to:

• achieve significant weight loss through surgery,
• avoid serious diseases and conditions associated with obesity, and 
• begin the road to a healthier lifestyle.

Bariatric surgery leads to life-long change and should be contemplated only after considerable research and after all other available options have been discussed with your primary care physician. Physician referral is required for bariatric surgery at Sacred Heart.

Our Weight Loss Center offers a multidisciplinary program that brings together a special team of healthcare experts – a bariatric surgeon, a physician specializing in weight loss and weight management, a dietitian, a psychologist, and others who provide their particular expertise in addressing the needs of the whole person - body, mind and spirit.

Backed by Sacred Heart’s reputation for quality care, our team is dedicated to guiding you on your individual journey to a healthier life. As you meet the physical and emotional challenges along the way, your care team is there to share this journey of transformation with you at every stage, whether you have questions about the surgery itself or just need a supportive listener who understands.

The end result is a “new you” who is not only slimmer, but who has new energy, renewed vitality and spirit, and a more positive outlook that brings new hope for a better way of life.