Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Bariatric Surgery Program Earns National Accreditation from the American College of Surgeons | News

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct 21, 2025–

The Bariatric Surgery Program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has been nationally accredited by the American College of Surgeons Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), placing it among a distinguished group of pediatric centers recognized for excellence in bariatric surgical care for youth with obesity. With this designation, CHLA becomes one of only eight pediatric centers in the country to receive this accreditation.

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