Bon Secours Weight Management Center at St. Mary’s

The Bon Secours Weight Management Center has dedicated and experienced staff to follow you throughout your journey to better health and wellness. Our centers offer both medical and surgical weight loss programs as options for patients with nutritional counseling.

Our team of board-certified obesity physicians, bariatric surgeons, advanced practice clinicians, registered dieticians, certified bariatric registered nurses, bariatric surgical and metabolic coordinators, physical therapists, behavioral health clinicians, experienced office nurses and staff will guide you from seminar to surgery and beyond.

What we offer:

Medical Weight Loss Program:

• Reduced calorie meal plans
• Nutritious meal replacement products
• Nutrition education
• Positive lifestyle changes
• Weekly/bi-weekly weigh-ins and blood pressure monitoring
• Individual counseling
• Medication management, including pills as well as injectable weight loss solutions
• Support groups with well-trained facilitators
• Dedicated, fully trained staff in bariatric services

Surgical Weight Loss Program:

• Dedicated, fully trained staff in bariatric services
• Complete medical evaluation
• Specialty consultations as required
• Psychological evaluation
• Preoperative education
• Full-service surgical care
• Dignified, supportive hospital care
• Nutritional counseling
• Referral base for exercise and fitness guidance
• Behavioral health tools and guidelines
• Support groups with well-trained facilitators
• Long-term follow-up program

The benefits

Our program can help you:

• Lower your blood pressure
• Lower your blood sugar levels (type 2 diabetes)
• Lower your cholesterol and triglyceride levels
• Reduce pain in your joints

Healthy eating for life

Our goal is to help you achieve permanent weight loss through lifelong changes in diet, behavior, and activity. We also understand that keeping the weight off can be harder than losing it, so our team will monitor your progress throughout the program to make sure you maintain your weight in a safe, nutritionally balanced way.

Accreditations

The Bariatric Surgical Weight Loss Program started more than 25 years ago and continues to serve thousands of patients each year. The program continues to uphold MBSAQIP Accredited Center standards, having certified staff and facilities to meet the needs of our Bariatric patients. We are proud to consistently earn 5-star ratings from our patients.

Our longstanding program has been designated as an Accredited Program by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).

In addition, St. Mary’s Hospital holds multiple designations such as:

• Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Center of Excellence for United Health Care
• Center of Excellence for Aetna

If interested in Medical Weight Loss, please call the office at 804-287-4528. If interested in Surgical Weight Loss, please complete next steps below with Ready to Get Started? It will take you to our online seminar overviewing the program along with the different surgical procedures offered.

Printable Forms

In order to make your appointment as convenient as possible, please print and fill out these forms and bring them with you when you come. Our staff will assist you with any questions on the day of your appointment should you have any difficulty filling out the forms.