Innova Healthcare is announcing the renaming of Innova Hospital, a team of weight loss, spinal, and orthopedic surgeons in San Antonio, to Victory Medical Center – San Antonio, as well as the initiation of construction on Phase I of a two-phased medical complex in northwest San Antonio. The new 95,000-square-foot facility, Victory Surgical Hospital, has been scheduled to break ground January 2012 and will include a four story structure with top floor medical office space and an expanded Emergency Department. Victory Medical Center – San Antonio, founded in 2005 as Innova Hospital, focuses on bariatric, orthopedic, and spinal surgery in San Antonio.
Doctors at Innova Hospital San Antonio are announcing its name change to Victory Medical Center – San Antonio, effective immediately. The hospital was originally founded in 2005, however, ownership has been transferred to Victory Healthcare, both of which are founded and owned by Chairman and CEO Robert N. Helms. Victory Medical Center – San Antonio provides patients with focused care in a number of fields, ranging from orthopedics to weight loss surgery in San Antonio. Victory Healthcare says despite the name change, it remains committed to offering patients the latest in surgical techniques and technology with the same level of quality, personalized patient care.
Victory Healthcare is also announcing plans to break ground on Phase I of the two-phased medical complex, Victory Surgical Hospital, set to be begin construction in January 2012 in northwest San Antonio. The 95,000-square-foot facility will contain a 14,000-square-foot expanded Emergency Department to serve both the medical complex and the greater community’s emergency medical needs. Victory Surgical Hospital will also be equipped to perform bariatric surgery, endoscopic neurosurgical procedures, and comprehensive fusion surgery. Victory Healthcare says the new facility will help them continue to offer more patients their services in bariatric surgery and orthopedics in San Antonio.
Through the renaming and construction plans, Victory Healthcare says it hopes to be able to provide even more patients with dedicated and personalized care by expanding its medical practices into new areas. It also says the new facility and new name will hopefully reassure patients of its commitment to continuously improving and perfecting the medical and healthcare experience.
About Victory Medical Center – San Antonio
Victory Medical Center San Antonio is made up of a team of bariatric, spinal, and orthopedic surgeons. Founded in 2005 as a subsidiary of Innova Healthcare, Chairman and CEO Robert Helms transferred ownership of Victory Medical Center to Victory Healthcare. The hospital offers medical care in a personalized setting through a two-to-one patient-to-nurse ratio and private inpatient rooms. It also houses four operating rooms, imaging facilities, a pharmacy, and physical therapy services. Doctors at Victory Medical Center – San Antonio include board-certified orthopedic, spinal, and general surgeons.
Located at 4243 E. Southcross Blvd. in San Antonio, TX, Victory Medical Center – San Antonio can be reached at (888) 398-9201. It can also be contacted at innovahealth.net, or http://www.facebook.com/innovahealth.
Innova Hospital is hosting a special informational surgical weight loss seminar Saturday, June 4th at 9:00 a.m in the hospital lobby located at 4243 East Southcross Blvd. The featured guest speakers will be bariatric patients Jolene Brasher and Cristina Soto. You are invited to come learn from their experiences, get your questions answered, and find out if surgical weight loss is right for you. Refreshments will be provided, as well as door prizes for eligible participants. Call now to reserve your seat for this fun, interactive and information packed special seminar – 1-866-730-7085. We look forward to meeting you!
New LAPBAND Requirements Could Affect 26 Million Americans
Innova Hospital, a practice specializing in weight loss surgery such as the LAP BAND System in San Antonio, TX, discusses the latest news from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration, which could potentially affect 26 million Americans.
The FDA recently approved the LAP-BAND system ® for use in patients with a BMI of 30-35 with one or more obesity-related comorbid conditions. According to the San Antonio bariatric surgeons at Innova Hospital, the recent decision by the FDA is exciting news because it could potentially affect 26 million Americans who were previously unable to qualify for weight loss surgery. During the next round of free seminars hosted by the practice, Dr. Rene Jaso and Dr. Lloyd Stegemann say they will discuss how this news can help their patients take the first step toward achieving the healthy transformation they desire.
According to the annual data compiled by the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the bariatric surgeons at Innova Hospital say the new FDA-approved qualifications could more than double the number of patients able to pursue weight loss surgery.
Whether patients are considering the LAP-BAND ® procedure, a gastric bypass, or the gastric sleeve in San Antonio, the surgeons at Innova Hospital stress that any patient electing to pursue weight loss surgery of any kind must commit to significant and permanent lifestyle changes on a day-to-day basis. For those patients unsure of their ability to qualify for the LAP-BAND procedure ®, or those who are simply wondering how the gastric banding procedure differs from a gastric bypass in San Antonio, the Innova Hospital team urges both the patients and their families to attend the free bariatric seminars they host each month: “Attending a surgical weight loss seminar is the first step to getting the information you need; meeting one on one with a physician who can answer your questions is essential in helping patients make a decision that is right for them,” said Innova Hospital’s Dr. Rene Jaso.
About Innova Hospital
Innova Hospital is a small facility providing specialized healthcare for each individual patient’s needs with one goal in mind: the promotion of complete health and healing. Through the combination of extensive medical expertise and the latest technological advancements, Innova focuses on patient comfort and safety as the entire team comes together to deliver a higher level of personalized care.
Innova has six locations throughout Texas, with two in the San Antonio area: the Southcross location is in South East San Antonio at 4243 E. Southcross Blvd. San Antonio, TX 78222, and can be reached at (210) 368-7445; the second is located in the Methodist Physician’s Plaza Building #1 at 8038 Wurzbach Rd., Ste. 650 in San Antonio, TX 78229, which can be reached at (210) 368-7445. For more information about upcoming seminars, the bariatric surgeons, or the range of procedures Innova Hospital offers, the practice can also be found online at www.innovahealth.net.
The New Year brings hope for the changes we all want to make in our lives. Take the first step towards positive change by attending one of our free weight loss seminars. Physicians will meet with you one on one to answer your questions and help you decide if surgery is right for you.
The Lifetime Network is pleased to announce the development of a brand new series entitled “I’m Getting Married…”. The series will feature 12 couples as they prepare for their wedding. Specifically, Lifetime wants to help a couple tell their story where either the bride or groom is dealing with obesity. The most ideal couple would be planning to wed anytime betweeen November 2010 and March 2011. Each couple selected will be compensated $1000.00 for their participation.
If you are planning to marry between November 2010 and March 2011, we’d love to hear from you. Anyone interested can send an email to:
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According to new data released at the Obesity Society’s 28th annual scientific meeting, weight loss surgery is effective and less expensive than traditional therapy for patients suffering from obesity and type 2 diabetes. This November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and the bariatric surgeons at Innova Hospital are promoting the organization’s goal of reaching 1 million supporters to help stop diabetes. The doctors add that the new statistics could have a significant impact on the way obesity and diabetes are treated throughout the international weight loss surgery community.
Find more information about the study and read the full article below:
November is designated as Diabetes Awareness Month. Did you know that many cases of Type II Diabetes are resolved after weight loss surgery? Sign up for our next seminar to learn more!
Weight loss Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery San Antonio
The weight loss and orthopedic surgeons in San Antonio at Innova Hospital recently announced the launch of their new website. Coupled with the supportive staff and extensive list of procedures and treatments available at the hospital, the orthopedic and weight loss surgeons both hope the new website enhances their current patients’ experience with the practice while providing an informative resource for potential patients looking for more information on orthopedic or weight loss surgery in San Antonio.
Through the easy-to-navigate and extensive network of information available on the new Innova Hospital website, patients have access to weight loss and orthopedic surgeon bios, support groups and free seminars for weight loss surgery in San Antonio, patient success stories, and an ask the surgeon page where online visitors can interact directly with any of the qualified surgeons at Innova Hospital.
After touring the new website, contact Innova Hospital to schedule a consultation regarding bariatric or orthopedic surgery in San Antonio today.
Mark your calendars for the next bariatric support group meeting scheduled for December 6, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. Please make note of the new location in the medical center, 8038 Wurzbach Rd, Suite 650, San Antonio, Tx, 78222. The location has been changed to accommodate more of our patients. Please click here for directions to this location.
Haven’t been to a meeting? Get plugged in! It is a great way to learn specific information necessary for your weight loss journey, to meet people who are experiencing the same changes you are going through, and to make some new friends. Our Clinic Director, Elizabeth Shelton, is a registered dietician and can help answer any of your nutritional questions, and at each meeting we have a special guest cover different topics, such as “Dressing Your New Body”, “Plastic Surgery after Weight Loss”, and “Relationship Changes”. Losing weight after surgery is a life changing journey, so please come and help support one another.
For more information about the meetings, please contact Elizabeth Shelton at 210-368-7488.
