Bariatric Surgery and Weight Loss Center

About Bariatric Surgery and Weight Loss Center

What is Bariatric Surgery and Weight Loss Center?

Bariatric Surgery and Weight Loss Center is a hospital-based program within Boston Medical Center, with offices in Brighton and Brockton, Massachusetts. It is mainly a surgical weight loss center: gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, and LAP-BAND surgery are its primary offerings, performed by a team that includes surgeons, dietitians, nurse practitioners, and behavioral therapists. Alongside the surgical track, it runs a nonsurgical medical weight loss program that includes weight loss medications, nutritional counseling, protein shake meal replacements, fitness advice, and behavioral therapy, offered at the main Brighton location. Nicole J. Pecquex, MD, FACS, FASMBS, is listed as the surgeon and Chief Medical Officer who directs bariatric surgery. The program treats patients with a body mass index of 35 or greater, or with weight-related medical conditions.

This listing is for its Brighton office at 11 Nevins St.

What does it cost?

No price is published for the medical weight loss program itself, no monthly fee, no consultation charge, and nothing stated about whether medication is included in any fee you would pay. Boston Medical Center does publish general price transparency files and an online estimate tool that lets you enter insurance information, or self-pay status, to see a range of charges for hospital services, but this is a hospital-wide tool, not a program-specific price list for weight loss care. If you want a number before you book, ask the office directly what a visit, the medication, and any lab work will cost you out of pocket, and whether your insurance plan is accepted for the medical weight loss program specifically.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who signs the prescription for weight loss medication within the medical weight loss program, since the surgeon named for the center directs bariatric surgery and it is not stated who prescribes for the nonsurgical track. Ask whether any monthly or program fee includes the cost of medication or whether that is billed separately. Ask whether your insurance plan is accepted for the medical weight loss program, since that is not stated either. If you are looking at the Brighton location, ask what hours the medical weight loss program itself keeps, since published hours belong to a separate Brighton office address rather than the main hospital location. And if telehealth matters to you, ask directly, since nothing is said about it either way.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a program attached to a hospital system that can offer surgical and nonsurgical weight loss options under one roof, and you are comfortable calling ahead to get the costs and prescriber details that are not posted online. It is less suited to someone who wants a published price list or a program built purely around medication with no surgical component.

Sources: bmchealthsystem.org/bmc-brighton/departments/bariatric-surgery-and-weight-loss-center

Services Offered

Hours

Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Location