Receives quality designation from Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
Posted: Feb 25, 2021 10:11 AM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
MASON CITY, Iowa – MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is being honored for its work in bariatric surgery.
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield has awarded the Mason City hospital its Blue Distinction Center+ designation. That placed Mercy One North Iowa among nationally designated facilities shown to deliver quality specialty care based on objective measures developed from the medical community for patient safety and better health outcomes.
“Weight loss surgery helps those who desire to lose weight and have tried multiple times with various diet and exercise techniques unsuccessfully,” says Dr. Matthew Fabian. “It works by making the stomach smaller, causing the patient to have significantly reduced appetite as well as a profoundly reduced meal size. At MercyOne North Iowa we appreciate this recognition, verifying that we provide a superb surgical ex