Getting started

Thank you for your interest in pursuing Bariatric surgery at Salem Hospital.

By accessing this Website you have taken the first step in determining whether this surgery and lifestyle change is the right option for you.

There are a few forms to complete in order for us to better understand you and your personal situation. This paperwork also facilitates contact between our office and your insurance company.

It will be very important for you to accurately and completely fill out the Gastric Bypass Patient Questionnaire.

After this questionnaire has been completed, it will be necessary for you to bring it, as well as a copy of your insurance card, to your first office visit.

If you are selected as a possible surgical candidate following your surgical consultation, visit you will be scheduled for a number of additional steps that you will need to complete before your case is reviewed for a final approval