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Top hospitals join forces to improve treatment of obesity, diabetes
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People with obesity and diabetes living in Texas now have access to Cleveland Clinic’s best practices, patient and safety initiatives, clinical pathways and protocols inside an affiliation between the hospital’s Bariatric and Metabolic Institute and Doctors Hospital at Renaissance.
This is the first affiliation of this kind for the Cleveland Clinic’s Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, according to the release. On the other hand, Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (DHR), located in the Rio Grande Valley, has forged several relationships since 2009 to address obesity and diabetes.
“Our mission is to be a resource for patients and healthcare providers at DHR — to provide guidance and share our expertise — to enable the delivery of world-class treatment for individuals suffering from obesity and diabetes,” Philip Schauer, MD, director of Cleveland Clinic’s Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, said in a press release. “Together, we can best combat the ‘diabesity’ epidemic.”
A 2014 Gallup poll ranked the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area in the Rio Grande Valley the second most obese area in the U.S. with more than 38.3% of residents overweight.
“Having such a highly regarded hospital affiliate in the Rio Grande Valley will continue DHR’s progress toward building an integrated healthcare system focused on improving quality, efficiency, and patient access, as well as managing and improving the health of our local population,” Israel Rocha, Jr., DHR chief executive officer, said in the release.