This department offers
- Bariatric surgery
- Sleeve gastrectomy
- Weight loss and bariatrics
- Weight loss surgery
Retake control of your life
St. Mary's bariatric surgery patients have lost an average of 72% of their excess body weight one year after surgery. What is more important is that many have improved or eliminated their high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and obstructive sleep apnea and the expensive medications that accompany those obesity-related diseases.
Join a free, virtual Bariatric Seminar
Join our free, virtual seminar available in Grand Junction, Colorado. The class will outline obesity treatment options and the expected outcomes, advantages and disadvantages, risks and benefits of each.
Meet the bariatric team
Our team is built around your needs. We are specially-trained, accredited in weight loss procedures and care about you as a person. Count on our surgeons, nurses, clinical professionals and educators to be part of your team that is dedicated to helping you through a weight loss program, surgery, recovery and beyond.
Patient Stories
When the going gets hard, it’s easy to lose sight of the goals we set for ourselves. Sometimes the best motivation can come from those who’ve gone before us.
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