UCSF Accredited by the American College of Surgeons as Level 1 Accredited Bariatric Center (ACS BSCN)

UCSF has been accredited by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as a Level 1 Accredited Bariatric Center (ACS BSCN). The American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network Accreditation Program (ACS BSCN) accredits facilities in the United States that have undergone an independent, voluntary and rigorous peer evaluation in accordance with nationally recognized bariatric surgical standards. This adds to the prestige of the program which previously also earned the Blue Distinction for Bariatric Surgery   from Blue Shield of California and was designated a Blue Cross "Center of Expertise Hospital for bariatric surgery.