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2025 Magnet® Redesignation Feedback

The Magnet® designation for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center is the pre-eminent recognition for hospital systems in the United States.

ChristianaCare Health System was designated as a Magnet organization in 2010, 2015, and 2020 by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® and are now applying for redesignation.

We invite patients, family members, staff, and other interested parties to provide feedback via email or direct mail. For more information, please click here.

Wellness Services

Weight Management Center

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Why Weight Management at ChristianaCare?

Obesity is a serious, chronic health problem that can significantly increase your risk of obesity-related diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, sleep apnea, respiratory problems and even cancer.

At ChristianaCare’s Weight Management Center, we can help you achieve permanent weight loss and reduce your risk for obesity-related diseases.

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Weight management can be complicated. It’s not always just about willpower and poor food choices. Learn how ChristianaCare’s comprehensive approach to weight loss surgery sets it apart from similar programs in treating the whole patient every step along the way, on the ChristianaCare podcast, For the Love of Health.

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Weight Loss Programs

ChristianaCare offers many weight loss options that provide you with the tools to be successful in your weight management journey. The programs are medically supervised by board-certified physician experts and personalized to your needs.

Our team of expert specialists includes weight loss nutritionists, registered dietitians, nurse practitioners, exercise physiologists and clinical psychologists.

The weight loss programs include personalized nutritional counseling, meal replacement and medical weight loss programs, as well as bariatric surgery.

Insurance plan coverage may vary. For your safety, an EKG and/or labs are required for participation in some of our weight loss programs, which include:

Personalized Nutritional Counseling Program

This weight loss program includes creating meal plans and education and counseling to support weight loss. Recommended for patients with a BMI between 25 and 27.

Meal Replacement Program

The combination of partial and full meal replacement with education and counseling makes this an effective weight loss program. Meal replacement is a tool to support good nutrition while you work with our diet specialists to change behaviors and lose weight. Recommended for patients with a BMI above 30 or between 27 and 29 if patients have two obesity-related diseases.

Medical Weight Loss Program

By adding medication to our education and counseling components of the program, we can help you achieve your weight loss goals. ChristianaCare offers all FDA-approved medications for weight loss. Recommended for patients with a BMI above 30 or between 27 and 29 if patients have two obesity-related diseases.