St. Mary's Hospital (Richmond)
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St. Mary's Hospital is a private hospital in the west end of Richmond, Virginia
owned by Bon Secours
. It counts bariatric surgery
among its specialties. As of 2005, approximately 600 weight loss surgeries were performed per year at the hospital. St. Mary's is listed as one of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence.
In early 2006, the hospital clashed with local residents over plans to create a small parking lot adjacent to the hospital. The lot was approved by the planning commission for Henrico County on March 9, 2006. As a condition of approval, Bon Secours committed to a permanent western boundary for the hospital property that constitutes the parking lot location on Maple Avenue.
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
owned by Bon Secours
Bon Secours Sisters
Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours is a Roman Catholic religious congregation for nursing , whose object is to care for patients from all socio-economic groups...
. It counts bariatric surgery
Bariatric surgery
Bariatric surgery includes a variety of procedures performed on people who are obese. Weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with an implanted medical device or through removal of a portion of the stomach or by resecting and re-routing the small intestines...
among its specialties. As of 2005, approximately 600 weight loss surgeries were performed per year at the hospital. St. Mary's is listed as one of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
American Society for Bariatric Surgery
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery ----American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery is a United States medical organization founded in 1983 to advance bariatic surgery....
Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence.
In early 2006, the hospital clashed with local residents over plans to create a small parking lot adjacent to the hospital. The lot was approved by the planning commission for Henrico County on March 9, 2006. As a condition of approval, Bon Secours committed to a permanent western boundary for the hospital property that constitutes the parking lot location on Maple Avenue.