Emerson Health Center for Weight Loss

About Emerson Health Center for Weight Loss

What is Emerson Health Center for Weight Loss?

Emerson Health Center for Weight Loss is a hospital-affiliated weight loss program run by Emerson Health, at 54 Baker Avenue Extension, Suite 101, in Concord, Massachusetts. It is not a standalone med spa or a telehealth startup. It operates as part of a hospital system, and its weight loss services sit alongside endoscopic and bariatric surgery programs under the same roof. The prescriber named is David Lautz, MD, FACS, FASMBS, a bariatric surgeon.

The program offers three paths: medical weight loss that includes GLP-1 medications, endoscopic (non-surgical) procedures, and bariatric surgery. Every patient starts with a one-on-one evaluation with a physician, who reviews medical history and prior weight loss attempts before recommending a direction, and approaches can also be combined over time. Follow-up care on the medical weight loss track includes physician monitoring, nutrition support, and body composition analysis or lab testing when appropriate. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5pm. Telehealth is not mentioned anywhere.

What does it cost?

No consultation fee is published, and no price is given for GLP-1 medications, medical weight loss, endoscopic procedures, or surgery. Whether a monthly program fee, if there is one, includes the cost of the medication itself is not stated. On insurance, the center says plainly: "Coverage varies by plan, employer benefits, and medical criteria." It also notes that some plans exclude weight loss treatments and that it will verify your benefits after a first visit rather than asking you to know your coverage in advance. There is no mention of membership terms, cancellation policy, or financing.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask what the initial consultation costs if you are paying out of pocket, and whether that fee is separate from lab work or body composition testing. Ask whether the monthly cost of a GLP-1 medication would be billed through your insurance, through the center directly, or through a pharmacy, and what the cash price would be if your plan does not cover it. Ask specifically who manages medical weight loss visits week to week, since the named prescriber is a bariatric surgeon and the program also involves advanced practice providers and dietitians. Ask what happens, cost-wise, if your insurer denies coverage, since the center can appeal a denial but says it cannot override the insurer's final decision.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a program inside a hospital system that can move you between medication, an endoscopic procedure, or surgery as your situation changes, rather than a clinic built around a single product. It is a less obvious fit if you want a simple cash-pay GLP-1 subscription with a published monthly price, since no such price is published and a call would be needed to learn what you would actually pay.

Sources: emersonhealth.org/specialties/weight-loss, emersonhealth.org/locations/emerson-health-center-for-weight-loss

Services Offered

Hours

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm