UK King's Daughters Center for Healthy Living
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What is Center for Healthy Living?
Center for Healthy Living is a program of UK King's Daughters, a health system in Ashland, Kentucky. It is at Central Medical Plaza, 1200 Central Avenue, Suite 1, Ashland, KY 41101. The main phone is (606) 408-1542, and weekday hours run from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with weekends closed. It has a Google rating of 5 from 3 reviews.
Its main service is medical weight loss. The program is led by Allison Gilberts Gross, M.D., a physician who specializes in obesity medicine, and includes monthly visits with that physician and a registered dietitian. The work focuses on behavior change, nutrition and exercise. Prescription injectable medications may be part of treatment if the patient and physician agree. In its own words: "Referrals are not required."
The program also has a surgical weight loss track, where the procedure performed most often is the sleeve gastrectomy. That side has been helping patients since 2003, and it is accredited by MBSAQIP and designated a Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery. The menu also lists Pathway to Success and Educational Resources. Hormone therapy, peptide therapy and longevity medicine are not among its listed services.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices or a consultation fee. It does not say whether insurance is accepted, whether medication is included in the monthly program, or whether telehealth visits are offered. Before you schedule anything, ask for the cost of the first visit, each monthly visit and any medication.
What should you ask before you book?
If medication is part of your plan, ask whether Allison Gilberts Gross, M.D. writes the prescription, and whether the drug is brand-name or compounded. Ask whether the monthly fee covers the medication, and if it does not, what that costs each month. Ask what the monthly visits and any lab work cost, and whether either is billed separately.
Ask whether the clinic accepts your insurance, and whether any part of the program can be done by telehealth, since that is not stated. Ask how to cancel, and whether there is a membership term or minimum commitment.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you live near Ashland, want medical weight loss led by a physician with a dietitian on the team, and are willing to get the full cost in writing before you book. It makes less sense if you need evening, weekend or online visits, since its listed hours are weekday daytime and telehealth is not stated.
Sources: ukkingsdaughters.com/weightloss, ukkingsdaughters.com/services/center-for-healthy-living/medically-supervised-weight-loss
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off UK King's Daughters Center for Healthy Living’s own website on 2026-10-24. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “The program is led by a physician specializing in obesity medicine, and includes monthly visits with the physician and a registered dietitian.” source
Hours
Mon-Fri: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm