Sen. Berthel Welcomes Hospital Officials to Capitol

State Sen. Eric Berthel, a former bariatric surgery patient, on Apr. 20 welcomed Bristol Hospital officials to the State Capitol to discuss the hospital’s successful weight loss surgery program. Attached photo, left to right:  Bristol Hospital Marketing Director Chris Boyle, Sen. Berthel, Bristol Hospital weight loss surgery program medical director and Connecticut Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Chair Dr. Makram Gedeon, Bristol Hospital President and CEO Kurt Barwis, and State Rep. Jay Case. Sen. Berthel (www.SenatorBerthel.com) represents Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Middlebury, Oxford, Roxbury, Seymour, Southbury, Washington, Watertown, and Woodbury.  On the web: www.bristolhospital.org.