New Life Surgery Center, a Beverly Hills ambulatory surgery center affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising campaign, has been asked to make improvements or risk losing its Joint Commission accreditation, according to an L.A. Times report.
The Joint Commission made an unannounced inspection of the ASC on March 25 after the organization received a complaint, according to the report. The Joint Commission inspection noted that the surgery center needed to improve its environment of care, infection control, leadership and medication management.
The surgery center has up to 60 days to make the required improvements, or it may risk losing its accreditation. California requires all ASCs to be accredited by an approved agency, according to the report.
The 1-800-GET-THIN advertising campaign has come under fire recently. Since June 2009, three patients have died shortly after undergoing Lap-Band surgery at clinics at 9001 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills, the current location of New Life Surgery Center. A fourth patient died after Lap-Band surgery at a different location in West Hills that also received patient referrals from 1-800-GET-THIN.
Read the L.A. Times report on New Life Surgery Center.
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The Joint Commission made an unannounced inspection of the ASC on March 25 after the organization received a complaint, according to the report. The Joint Commission inspection noted that the surgery center needed to improve its environment of care, infection control, leadership and medication management.
The surgery center has up to 60 days to make the required improvements, or it may risk losing its accreditation. California requires all ASCs to be accredited by an approved agency, according to the report.
The 1-800-GET-THIN advertising campaign has come under fire recently. Since June 2009, three patients have died shortly after undergoing Lap-Band surgery at clinics at 9001 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills, the current location of New Life Surgery Center. A fourth patient died after Lap-Band surgery at a different location in West Hills that also received patient referrals from 1-800-GET-THIN.
Read the L.A. Times report on New Life Surgery Center.
Related Articles on Lap-Band Surgery:
Study: Bariatric Surgery More Effective Than Dieting for Glucose Control
Obesity Surgery Could Improve Memory
Study: Weight-Loss Surgery Can Provide Migraine Relief