MidState Medical Center

About MidState Medical Center

What is MidState Medical Center?

MidState Medical Center is a hospital in Meriden, Connecticut, part of the Hartford HealthCare system. Its weight loss care falls under the name Medical & Surgical Weight Loss and has two sides. The medical side is a non-surgical program. In its own words: "A new program built on nutrition counseling, exercise counseling and pharmacotherapy." The surgical side lists Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy, Adjustable Gastric Band, Orbera Intragastric Balloon, Revisional Surgery and Endoscopic ultrasound-Directed transgastric ERCP (EDGE).

Two physicians are listed for the weight loss program: Aziz Benbrahim, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Patrick Crosby, MD. Both are listed as surgeons. The clinic does not name the medications used in its medical program. It says only pharmacotherapy. Its offices are in Meriden, Plainville, North Haven and Cheshire.

This listing is for its Meriden office at 61 Pomeroy Ave.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices for medical weight loss, and it does not list a consultation fee. It also does not say whether it takes insurance or works cash pay, whether it offers an HSA or financing, or whether a monthly fee would include the medication. The footer of the clinic's website has a Price Transparency link, which is worth a look, but the weight loss information does not give a fee. Ask for the consultation fee and the full cost of the program before you book. The main number is 203.694.8200.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who writes the prescription, and whether it will be Aziz Benbrahim, Patrick Crosby or another clinician. Ask whether the medication is brand-name or compounded, and what it costs each month. Ask whether the monthly fee covers the medication, follow-up visits and lab work, and what the labs cost if they do not.

Ask whether visits can be done by video, since the clinic does not say. Ask for office hours, since none are listed for the program. Ask how you cancel, whether there is a membership term, and whether you pay for a missed appointment.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want weight loss care run inside a hospital system, with surgical options listed in case you ever want them. If you need a published price before you call, the clinic will not give you one online, so plan to ask for it directly.

Sources: midstatemedical.org, midstatemedical.org/services/medical-weight-loss, midstatemedical.org/health-wellness/a-healthy-community/non-surgical-weight-loss-programs

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