The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus- Medical Weight Loss

About The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus- Medical Weight Loss

What is The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus, Medical Weight Loss?

This is a medical weight loss clinic inside The University of Kansas Health System. It is at 601 SW. Corporate View Dr., Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66615, and the phone number is 785-295-8877. Weight loss is the clinic's listed specialty. Dr. Lisa Goularte, a board-certified obesity medicine specialist, and Danielle Rudder, APRN, are the prescribers named for the clinic. Those names come from a 2019 blog post by the health system, so confirm who is currently seeing patients. Google lists the clinic at 4.9 from 27 reviews. In its own words: "We provide weight loss treatments for men, women, and adolescents."

The program describes itself as five parts: education, medication, movement and exercise counseling, nutrition counseling, and self-awareness practices. The clinic lists these medications as ones it provides: diethylpropion (Tenuate), liraglutide (Saxenda), lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse), Lomaria, naltrexone/bupropion (Contrave), phentermine (Adipex-P, Suprenza), Qsymia (phentermine/topiramate), semaglutide (Wegovy), and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound). Visits are by appointment only, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The office is closed Saturday and Sunday.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices. The clinic gives no consultation fee, does not say whether medication is included in any cost, and does not say whether insurance is accepted for weight loss visits. Ask for the consultation fee and for a plain list of what each visit, lab test and prescription will cost before you schedule anything.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who writes the prescription, and whether a new patient sees the physician or the APRN first. Ask whether each medication is brand-name or compounded, and whether its cost is part of the visit fee or billed separately. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost, and how often they happen. Ask whether visits can be done by video, since the clinic does not say. Ask whether insurance applies to weight loss visits, and how cancellation and any stop fee work. If you are also considering surgery, ask how it is referred, because the health system describes its bariatric program on separate pages with its own seminar, quiz and consultation steps.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a weight management program inside a hospital system, can attend weekday daytime visits, and want medication as one part of a counseling plan. It may not suit you if you need a published price, weekend or evening appointments, or video visits before you commit.

Sources: kutopeka.com/location/entity172142, kutopeka.com/services/weight-loss-clinic, kutopeka.com/2019/01/21/how-to-achieve-and-maintain-a-healthy-weight

Services Offered

Hours

Sunday CLOSED; Monday 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Wednesday 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Thursday 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Saturday CLOSED