Doctors Hospital At Renaissance officially announced today its exciting new affiliation with The Cleveland Clinic Bariatric and Metabolic Institute. The two institutes plan to work side by side to fight the obesity epidemic in the Valley. It is the fourth consecutive year that the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission area ranked as one of the most obese cities in the nation---and Obesity and Diabetes have become America’s number one public health issue---All the more need for an expansive bariatric surgery and medical weight loss program. The two institutes plan to treat obesity with modern treatments and education. Their partnership will increase the amount of opportunities available to patients.