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Patient Advocate Services

Helping You Navigate Your Healthcare Journey

All of our patients have an experienced patient advocate to guide them through their journey. From understanding what insurance will cover and how to pay for surgery to what to expect before and after, the advocate also provides personalized assistance with coordinating care across the team and getting answers to questions along the way.

The patient advocate is a key player on your team, providing knowledgeable support, compassion and encouragement through every step of your journey.

Benefits of a Patient Advocate:

  • Guide you through the healthcare system
  • Provide information
  • Coordinate tests and services
  • Facilitate communication with your medical team
  • Help you track and get to appointments
  • Direct you to local resources and support
  • Answer questions about classes, seminars and support groups
  • Ensure that your questions and concerns on clinical issues are resolved
  • Advocate for you during every phase of treatment

Register for an online seminar by filling out the form below or calling (844) 362-0788.

Meet Our Bariatric Program Manager

Lisa Griffin, RN, BSEd, CBN
Lisa Griffin had 20 years’ nursing experience in women’s services, including newborn and intensive care nursery. After she had successful weight loss surgery, she saw the need for a “Bariatric Bible” so that every patient would know what to expect at each point in the journey. She became Brookwood’s go-to person for bariatric surgery patients in 2003 while fulfilling other nursing roles as well. In 2014, Lisa became the bariatric program manager and passed the specialty boards in 2017 to be a certified

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Bariatric Surgery Services