Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, part of UofL Health, is a 298-bed, full-service hospital. The hospital offers a full range of vascular, orthopedic, cardiac, neurological, surgical, rehabilitative and 24/7 emergency services. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital is also home to Bariatric Care, the region only weight-loss management program utilizing the Lap-Band ystem. In addition, the hospital provides the Orbera Gastric Balloon procedure. The hospital has been recognized as one of the first health care facilities in the nation to receive a Blue Distinction enter for Bariatric Surgery. The hospital also includes a Healthy Lifestyle Center. The hospital was initially founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in 1874.